Chapter 4

I felt my whole heart finally relax, but what followed was an emptiness I had never felt before.

This marriage should've ended three years ago.

"Will you marry Sloan after we're divorced?" I asked him.

He looked away, his voice icy and emotionless.

"That's got nothing to do with you," he said.

"So when can I leave this place?" I asked.

He turned to go, but paused at the doorway and glanced back.

"Once the next round of medication is ready and you've finished the tests," he said.

"When will the new medication be ready?" I asked.

"In three months,"…