Chapter 5

Trevor stood frozen, the red mark from her slap still clear on his face.

He opened his mouth, his voice trembling uncontrollably. "W-What did you say? Because I went to look for the dog, you lost the baby?"

The weight of the information crashed down on him, leaving him reeling.

He remembered the phone call from yesterday, the moment he'd shaken me off.

I was asking for help. And he was the one who pushed me into the abyss.

"No, that's not how it was." Trevor reached out, his hands shaking as he tried to grab my shoulders. "Anya, I…