Mercy (A Southern Short)
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Last published Wed, May 17, 2017
Early one spring morning, Josie Kincaid changed the lives of several people and ended the lives of three--She's been living in hell ever since--She lost her job, her house, she's been shunned by the town that she loves. Her only regret is that she didn't die that fateful day.
Dr Mark Wilson is angry. He's had more than just a dark cloud over him since the day his brother and young nieces were killed. Then he had to watch his brother's wife fall in love with someone else and start a new life. Everyone is moving on but Mark can't because he's so very angry.
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