Chapter 26 Hestia … Our deepest condolences . Try to find peace . At the grave , Hestia stared blankly at the headstone . Her fellow agents tried to comfort her . They all knew the risks of narcotics work how quickly entire families could be lost . Shed already lost her family to the cartel , arriving too late for final goodbyes . Now her love had died protecting her , beaten to death before her eyes . The autopsy revealed every bone broken , his kidney ruptured . Such unimaginable pain . Yet Alaric died smiling , hearing her love confession . Hestia finally understood his devastation when she faked her death . Her body trembled as tears overflowed , soft whimpers growing into anguished sobs . ALARIC ! She collapsed before his grave , her grief too raw for words . The others quietly left her to mourn , clutching the cold stone . The next day , when Alarics estate manager came to tend the grave , she was gone . Hestia took mission after mission , adopting countless identities . Men showed interest in her , but she always refused and moved on . Until a bullet finally found her . As doctors fought to save her , she felt life slipping away . She felt strangely peaceful . Under cover of night , she slipped from the hospital to Alarics grave . A long missing sense of belonging washed over her as she leaned against the stone , as if embracing him . Im here , Alaric . 09:40 My Ex Husband Went Crazy After Left Him And Res 96.2 % Chapter 26 She smiled , letting the snowfall cover her . Im sorry . I love you . Thank you for waiting . The endless snow painted the world pure white . When the nurses discovered her missing , police searched everywhere . They found her at Alarics grave , frozen but smiling like she was just sleeping . Everyone who knew their story felt their hearts break . They remembered how Hestias father died undercover , his whole family killed except her . Shed left Alaric to escape the cartel , unable to explain . When they reunited , love and hate had twisted together in both hearts . Abandoned , Alaric repeatedly hurt Hestia , desperately seeking proof shed once loved him . He got another abandonment news of her death . Only at the very end did he hear the truth from her lips shes always love him . Now Hestia too had found release in death . Was it worth it ? Looking at her peaceful smile , no one could say . The beginning had held no answers . May your next life be unburdened . Free from vengeance , from painful lies , from regret , from separation in your prime . They left their blessings and quietly departed . Snow continued falling , but loves tragedy had ended here . Five-year-old Annie, who can understand animals, saved Landon Hawthorne, a wealthy businessman, from suicide. Now she's his whole world and he's her legal cheat-code against every villain fate throws ...