Chapter 5

After leaving that house, I found a small motel near the hospital.

Over the next few days, I focused on two things.

First, arranging cremation for the baby.

Second, finding a lawyer to draft divorce papers and handle the division of assets.

Marcus didn't contact me at all during this time.

He probably thought I was just throwing a tantrum and would come crawling back in tears soon enough.

After all, in the past, I was always the first to back down after every fight.

But not this time.

I stood alone at the crematorium entrance, holding the tiny urn,…