Her stomach churned, and her head spun as she raced up the carpeted stairs. She pushed the door of her bedroom open and ran straight toward the bathroom, unsure if she was going to faint or throw up first.

She could hear Sean’s footsteps pounding up the stairs behind her, but she ignored him and slammed the bathroom door shut. She twisted the lock and collapsed onto the cool marble floor. Curling into a fetal position, she closed her eyes.

Seeing Marco had triggered a long line of terrible ...