Chapter 6

Ronald didn't just buy into Hattie's lies. He had actually killed our child himself.

And then, he fell for Hattie's whole staged act. He didn't care about the injury on my hand or that I was still in postpartum recovery. He just left me out in the pouring rain.

His mind went totally blank. He lunged forward and grabbed Hattie by the throat.

His eyes were bloodshot, wild, and scary as hell.

"Hattie, why? Why did you lie to me? You know what? Because of you, I lost the one I cared about most!"

That was true.

Only then did…