Her Regret, His Peace

ntract marriage, a deal

was my own slow

s husband, the man she blamed for ruining her

allowance of five dollars, and constant humiliation,

sistant called, demanding I return home f

had no idea my

suicide to free me, after Chloe' s cousin, Jake Stone, ma

oe poured red wine over my

ame when I collapsed from m

ith concern, but to demand I take the f

ing had caused the power outage that shut down m

y voice finally firm

t a div

bsolute; I had

ssing his role in my mother' s death, triggeri

ards, on her command, broke my r

ife become t

st, become the target o

aving behind all the money, and pr