Chapter 4

Laura dimmed the floor lamp to its faintest warm glow while the harsh blue light from her phone screen stung her eyes.

She scrolled to her lawyer's number. For three seconds, she hesitated, but then, she finally pressed the call button.

"Sherry, can you do me a favor?" Her voice was calm, but only she knew her nails had dug crescent-shaped marks into her palm.

"Laura? What happened?" Sherry woke up and spoke with a hoarse voice, but her tone turned anxious the next second. "Did Trevor mess with you again? I'll come over right now—"

"No need," Laura said,…