Five Weeks Ago

Keene Valley, NY

I gasped and lurched forward as if she'd torn my heart straight from my chest. Hot tears blurred my otherwise perfect vision as I slowly sank to my knees. The pain was unbearable, worse than when I'd been starved to near death. Worse than the day Colt had taken off and I'd been beaten within an inch of my human life. Worse than when I'd been forced to kill Hannah. Worse than the night Chloe chose Trent over me.

I let ...