g I registered was a voice. Ethan's. He was talking to hi

ons. The fall did more damage than we thought. They had to perform a

was gone. The place where my children had liv

with a performance worthy of an Oscar. "There was spi

lew open.

from my brain, a desperate, frantic signa

th

under the thin hospital b

aw, animal sound of pure horror.

face a perfect picture of alarm and grief. "Av

his body shaking with sobs. They we

s eyes shining with fake tears. "I'll take care of you. I'l

t to gag. He was the architect of my ruin

rm soup, his hand gentle. He wiped my face with a damp cloth when I sweated from the pain. He read t

and this hospita

tched his every move, every gesture, every feigned expression of love. I was no l

ught he had turned me into a helple

rehead. "Once you're home, we'll make a new life,

at him, my exp

atred was being forged i

l burn your world to the ground. And I will