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ny, sharp piece of glass. The relaxed

his voice strained. "Why wo

the closet to find clothes, h

essing my advantage, walking up behind hi

in the closet mirror.

his face as he changed the subject. "Forget

played along, putting on a cu

e have a whole long weekend to ourselves." He took my

and clammy. Mine

e cabin on a lake in Wisconsin. The scenery is amazing, the air is fresh. W

s in motion. This was the stage

he would know I suspected somethin

ng with tears of manufactured emotion. "Rea

ad across his face. "Of course. You'r

ocr

est voice, burying my face in his ches

too, Evie,"

on of ever setting

was suicide. My play was simple: play the compliant wife until

ean played the devoted husband,

ernoon. Sean's practice was scheduled to run until 5:00 PM. That gave me

eep, I sent a timed email to my bes

dence-the red hair, the condom wrapper, the

noon. Sean is having an affair and trying to harm our baby. If I don't check

omach. Hold on, little one. In

y arr

left for practice. "See you at five, hon

rive safe,

my adrenaline surged. I packed a single carr

and coat, my suitcase waiting by the front door.

minutes away

sound of a key slid i

turned to

wearing sunglasses, a duffel bag slung ov

atory smile. "Coach let us out early. I figured, wh

so violently I couldn't breathe.

, desperately scanning the room. My

to me. His smile widened, but his eyes were completely d

e in one massive hand while wrapping his other arm ti

ing a cold kiss to my temple. "The c

a two-hundred-pound athlete in this narrow

d, forcing my trem

grip an iron clamp around my shoulder, m

ers were shaking so badly it took two

apid c

d buzz pressed

fter I first told her about Sean's temper. It bypassed the screen, immediatel

g down at the gravel driveway as Sean yanked the

y," Sean smil

ng my hands out of my coat and clasping them t

ed behind the wheel, and thr

highway toward Wisconsin, the sun pa

y album from our first date, ca

ing a kid, don't you think?" he ask

lied, the words burnin

g past. My scheduled 3:00 PM flight to New York was takin

airport. No

ssenger seat, being driven