Chapter 115: The Beginning of An End

I don't know how many times I read the note. I'm making sense of it because it's hard to believe it's finally over. My hand supports me as I lower myself onto her bed. I run the other one over my mouth. She's gone. I read the note again. It's hard this last time because my shaky hands won't let me.

Drusila finds me after a few minutes. She sees what I'm staring at and instantly gets alarmed. She checks the bathroom, the terrace, and even my bedroom, but Marelyn's in neither of them. She plops down on the bed, flanking me.

"She was just right here."

"Chase Erickson must have come for what is his. I made it easy for him again."

"Again?" She frowns.

I spare a vague smile, staring off at the wall with distant eyes. She's gone. I've pictured this moment since I found out we were pregnant. It's everything I thought it would be. Unbearable.

"Drusila, do you think I can still get her back?"

"Let her go, Zeke."

I roll right on. "I should probably remind her how madly in love with