Chapter 5

The suffocating ache came back into my chest.

When I was ready, I went to the coffee shop.

Rachel Mason was already at the table waiting for me.

She gave me a helpless look.

"You've really decided to divorce Edward."

I ran my finger around the rim of my cup.

"Yeah, I can't take it anymore," I said.

I'd barely finished before Rachel started in.

"You know, the day I handed you thirty dollars at the station, I could already tell how stubborn you were.

"I've worked more cases than I can count and seen more victims than I can…