Beyond Broken: Finding Her Peace

ael stood by the jet, his arms crossed, his face impatient.

bbed m

are you

ou," I said,

amatic, Olivia. We' ll go home, an

ice piped up from be

ghtened, a perfect image of a damsel in distress. Michael' s expression softened

sweetie. Dad

d shot me a lo

his voice low and menacing. "Don' t you dar

vise. I was the one who had been lied to, betrayed, and h

All the love I had for him curdled into something cold and hard in my chest

le man he was. I remembered all the nights I' d cried in his arms, mourning the children we' d

. I stumbled, pressing a hand against my stomach. Fear, col

loe' s voice w

g a few feet away, her ey

m me! Don' t hu

behind her as if I were a monster about

happening, Michael was in front of

you do?"

I didn' t d

u! You were goin

e up and he slapped me, hard, across the face. The force of it sent m

et and fell, landing har

nausea washed over me. And then I felt it. A

stain was blooming on th

oo

y voice a thin, reedy thing. "The baby...

urring with tears. I was bleedin

t me, his face a

pathetic, Olivia. Lying until

e, wrapped a protective arm around her and his c

, bleeding on th