“I won’t let you hurt her anymore,” Chris seethed.
“I got your note,” Rick said with pursed lips, obviously choosing to ignore him.
“How did you find me?” Alice asked from where she still stood behind Chris.
“I hired a private investigator a week ago,” her husband explained with a heavy sigh. “At first, I didn’t want to believe you would do something like this, but you’ve been acting strangely lately. More on edge. You really shouldn’t have cheated, Alice,” he said disappointedly as if he had the right to judge the woman who he’d been beating for years. His hand reached into his jacket, and he pulled a knife from the inside pocket.
Chris swallowed and he felt Alice’s hands land on his back. He could feel the way she was trembling, years of abuse having taught her to fear the man th
