Sleeping Death
Author: Jericho Chase
last update2025-03-28 20:24:17

The wedding preparations were nearly complete.

Barry had kept his promise to Veronica—he had become a man of substance, a man worthy of Veronica.

In just a few months, he would be graduating from Silverleaf university at the top of his class, and their wedding was set to follow soon after.

Veronica had prepared herself to be his wife. She was finally proud of the man Barry had grown up to be.

Everything was perfect—until it wasn’t.

One evening, Barry received a frantic call.

Veronica had collapsed att a conference meeting, burning with fever.

By the time he reached the hospital, she had already slipped into unconsciousness.

The air in the hospital corridor was heavy with grief.

Members of the Phoenix family stood in silence, their faces filled with sadness.

The council elders, aunts, uncles, and cousins who had gathered to support their beloved Veronica.

Barry stepped into the room, his chest tightening at the sight of her lying motionless on the hospital bed.

She looked
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