Chapter 4

It was a bank notification. All my credit cards and joint accounts had been frozen.

Ryan sent a voice message. "I've frozen your cards. Take some time to cool off. When you've come to your senses, call me."

He was convinced I couldn't survive without him. This was his way of teaching me a lesson.

The rain kept coming, icy water running down my hair and soaking my neck.

Suddenly, a sharp pain twisted through my belly. My legs buckled, and I collapsed onto the muddy roadside.

Warm blood rushed down the inside of my thighs, quickly staining the white…