her back down the hallway. He walked into the master

turned around and walked toward the adjoining

ers disappear around the corner. A heavy wave

hone. She had left it on the kitchen i

her bare feet slapping against the floorboards, and ran straig

hed the screen, a new voice

intentionally tapped the play icon, completely forgetting that her phone was still paired to the kitchen's Bluetooth speaker system

tle bitch is still crying at the club. You

the high ceilings l

o hit the volume down button. Her hands shook so violently that th

holding a glass of water. He stopped dead

ad silence. The only sound was the faint

shed out of her face, leaving her chalk-white. She f

He slowly lifted his gaze and locked eyes with

e walked forward with slow, measured steps. He

creen had a spiderweb crack across it. He p

to her. His dark, piercin

took it. She dropped her chin to her chest,

hin between his thumb and index finger, forcing

he asked. His voice was terrifyingly ca

tasted copper. Tears welled up in her

oved, slowly stroking the soft skin of her

ce a low rumble. "Hayden and I ended thin

In three years of marriage, he had

uld not run out in the middle of the night for her." He paused, his thumb gently stroking her jawline. "And when Darren called earlie

shockwave of pure joy straight to her heart. The

es. The corner of his mouth twitched u

n on the top of her head. "Next time you have a

her arms tight around his waist and let out a soft "Okay