Chapter Fifty-One

NORA POV

Clutching my brother’s lifeless body, I look up at Hakeem, his figure a blur as I peer through the tears obstructing my view. “Why? He loved you like a brother…” Sitting back on my heels, my body shaking as I realize I am completely alone in this world….

“And my sister is dead because of his recklessness….” he sneers, his voice washing over me like a bucket of ice. “He should have sent you away months ago…but no, he had to keep you around and look what it did.”

His words incite a white, fiery rage coursing through my body. Not caring about the pebbles pushing into my palms, I scurry to my feet, my small stature barreling towards him like a missile.

“Your sister brought her issues upon herself!” I scream, my fists beating into his chest. My fury turning hysterical as I continue pushing on the statue in front of me. “She’s the reason she’s dead, Hakeem, and you’re dumber than you look if you don’t realize that!”

Hitting the nail on the head, his fist rising to strike, when