Chapter 5

“I can’t leave her here alone tonight.”

The moment Daniel said it, he stepped toward me.

“Emma, give me one last night. The memorial just ended. Leah can’t handle being abandoned again right now. I’ll come home in the morning, and we’ll talk through everything.”

One last night.

The thirty-seventh night had been one last night, too. On our anniversary, he had promised to stay only until Leah fell asleep.

I looked past him at the light glowing inside the guest room.

“Do you understand what I’ll do after I walk out that door?”

“You’re angry. I understand.” Daniel put…