Sage POV
As soon as I entered the hotel room, I collapsed on the bed, tears trailing down my face. For so long, I had tried to be patient, tried to be understanding of Chase's pain, while my own had increased by the day, the loneliness and constant doubts continuing to plague me until it had all been brought to a head. I couldn't bear to be in the house a minute longer, invisible, wasting away in the shadows, Sapphire's words back at the funeral constantly playing on my mind. Chase had been like a different person, angry, and volatile as he sought a way to break the will, and while I tried to be understanding, part of me was resentful as he continued to obsess over it while I did everything in my power to ensure he didn't collapse from starvation or dehydration. The man was going to have
