Every unanswered question felt like something dark and looming just beyond her reach. She could barely breathe under the weight of them. Fear and exhaustion consumed everything: her thoughts, her memories, her sense of safety. She felt suspended in a nightmare she couldn’t escape.
She began to fear the worst: that Jake had done something unforgivable, or been part of something unimaginable. And despite every moment of love they shared, she couldn’t silence the tiny voice whispering that maybe she didn’t know him at all.