I stepped back trying to abduct him, but he came in. Erick was still smiling. I pushed him away
hand and stared into his face trying to cover up panic.
I was in the middle of a nightmare. I thought I was dreaming, but they are feelings of despair, fear and anger, which crawled over me like insects, were also too real. Something that was a reality for me for almost two years.
Erick looked good, healthy and seems a little fatter than before we were married. A round, boyish face will surely do him good to dock when he gets older. He looked promising, a decent conservative. No one but me could have guessed how underneath that the exterior hides a monster.
- Get lost, Erick.
He laughed softly as if my refusal amused him.
"For God's sake, Marie, we have not seen each other in months, and t
