Fattening The Beast Before The Slaughter

Synopsis

My husband, Andrew Miller, has these bipolar rages where he uses me as his personal punching bag, but he always pays for the damage. Each blow is followed by a three-thousand-dollar deposit to my account and a heavy dose of guilt. I never fight back. I just quietly bank the cash and layer on the foundation until the bruises vanish. My best friend, Laney Howell, calls me a spineless tragic case and begs me to file for divorce. But I just watch the numbers in my savings account climb with a cold smile. "Not yet," I tell her. "The pig isn't fat enough for the slaughter." But then comes the day Andrew's fist slams into my stomach, and I lose the baby.