JAKE’S P.O.V

The first sign that something was amiss should have been the silence.

My house was almost always silent except for when Kate and Hayley were together. The house would reverberate with their laughter and gossip but it was silent and I didn’t realize it at first because I was more focused on what I was going to do about Marie. She was a thorn in my side and I needed her to leave before she made Hayley more uncomfortable.

After freshening up, I made my ...