The Wife He Sacrificed

avid' s reaction that sealed my fate. He didn' t pull Emily away. He

oice low and meant only fo

he thought I wouldn't hear. He was wrong. I heard everything

ull attention to me,

wl. "You will be civil. You will be respectful. And next Tuesday, you will go

t him, memorizing the face of th

ictorious Emily out of the room, leaving me alone with

. I remembered a time when I' d gotten a small paper cut, and David had fussed over me for an hour, cleaning

like all the o

t was a photo of him and Emily in the garden, smiling brightly. He was holding her hand. T

e was a simple gold band that matched one Emily was now wearin

no more pain, no more hope to be crushed.

es, and confirmed the details. A car would be waiting for me at a design

t weekend. "To lift Emily's spirits before the transpla

pagne glasses. David and Emily were the stars of the show. They wore matching outfits of

me. I could hea

e, Olivia. She

one donating the

? Look at him with his

rary. It was dark, the only light coming from the moon

din

ed into the room, a glass

, Emily?" I asked

r voice dripping with venom. "He was always mine. Y

"You made me lose m

t. I had known it, but hearing her admi

the way. David's love is mine. His attention is mine. His lif

. "And you will be gon

ard of glass from the broken lamp, which she must have hidden in he

tantly. She let out

E! SHE'S TRYIN

cloud. He saw the blood, he saw Emily crying on the floo

you do?"

I said, my voice shaking

ointing a trembling finger at me. "She sa

gaining strength. "Check the secur

om, and for a fleeting moment, I saw a flicker of doubt in

"I'm not dragging the police in

e claws. He dragged me out of the library, past the stu

e cold, damp room a

son," he yelled through the door. "Until you'

followed by the murmurs of the

didn't cry. I didn't scream. I just sat there, in the darkness

time to prepare for my freedom. He

beginning