Chapter 4

When I opened my eyes, the blinding fluorescent lights of the outpatient surgery area were staring right back at me.

The anesthesia was wearing off, and a dull, heavy ache started pulsing in my lower belly.

The hallway was freezing.

I spent two days and two nights alone on that hospital bench, with no one by my side.

On the afternoon of the third day, I pushed open the apartment door.

Two glasses sat on the coffee table, both rimmed with the same shade of lipstick.

Brandon hadn't bothered to clean up.

I walked into the master bedroom, gritting my…