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e long mahogany table, exudi

in five minutes, a gesture clearly meant to remin

gn the addendum. We don't need a divorce. We can live separate

he polished wood. It wasn't a divorce p

nce me. He wanted

My voice was raspy, worn thin from scream

r with a dismissive sigh. "Think about the lifestyle you're

r, the front door sl

high heels clicking against

looked impeccable in her Chanel suit, but her fa

d, not even deigning to look at me. "

ther," Eli muttered, runni

e then. Her eyes wer

everything. A home. A life. And you repay him by t

y hands trembling on the tabl

a fly. "It is a wife's duty to look the other way. But you? You were

lungs as if I'

" I whi

me, smelling of expensive perfume and malice. "If you had been a b

buzzed on

wood, a harsh, jarring

nced

s email. The subje

instinct screamed at me to look aw

a vid

ssed

recognized the intricate mosaic tiles immediatel

frame. She was holdi

's

world narrowed down to

y was laughing. Sh

asey said to whoever was on the other end, her voic

the lid o

my ribs so hard it felt li

an up," Ka

ed to th

pped t

r. My beautiful boy. Reduced

ound tore out of my thr

oilet. The water swirled. My son's

camera, flashing a brigh

one. It clattere

couldn't see. Black sp

" Eli asked, ann

haking finger

he video. Florence leaned over

But he didn't look horrifie

shaking his head. "T

flushed our son down the toilet,

ldly. "Don't be dramatic. The boy is gone

ked a

married. I looked at the

eren't

legs were shaking violently, but somethin

"We can buy a new urn. We can put

know!" I

him. I wanted to make him feel a fr

my arm. Her gri

ourself!"

. She must have been waiting in

phone. She

sm

y email?" she

truggling against Fl

asey said, inspecting her manicured nails. "And t

nside my head.

d. It turned into something cold an

Florence's grip with

thed m

ked a

lm. Terrifyingly calm. "I'm taking everything. I wil

t was a dry, h

Harper. No money. N

ssed the device back to me. It slid acros

his tie in the reflection of the window

d his ba

lked

ched

asey. I looke

e low and lethal. "Kasey. You will pay for yo