Chapter 42: Coming Home to Ellie

Jordyn’s POV

Opened the door to my house.

“Cassandra, I’m home,” I instinctively called out. There was no response. I realized with a frown she wasn’t there.

This wasn’t the first time I’d done this. Truth be told, I called out her name every time I opened that damned door. It was a habit. The first few times had been the roughest. I’d waited for her to greet me at the door, a smile on her face. I’d become used to her taking my coat and dropping me keys into the bowl by the door. Then she’d gently kiss me on the cheek and welcome me home. I’d stood in the doorway like an idiot, waiting for her to come and greet me. Of course, she hadn’t.

Because Cassandra was gone.

It felt like a sucker punch to the stomach. We were officially divorced now. She’d never greet me at the door again. She’d never take my coat and ask me how my day was. I would never see my wife, no – my EX-wife – in this house again.

All traces of her were gone. Her dresser drawers were empty. Her favorite coffee mug wasn’