The morning sun filtered through the curtains, mocking the darkness I felt inside. I hadn't slept a wink after leaving Eric’s study; the image of his tear-filled eyes had haunted me through the lonely hours of the night. Needing a distraction, something to ground me, I grabbed my phone and video-called Sarah.
I needed to see my son.
"Mommy!" Finn’s cheerful voice filled the small screen, a stark contrast to the heavy silence of the Kingston estate.
They were having breakfast together. I watched hungrily as Finn shoveled a spoon full of cereal into his mouth, milk dripping down his chin. He looked happy. He looked safe. Sarah was smiling in the background, but there was a confused furrow to her brow as she waved at me.
"Autumn, you won't believe what happened last night," Sarah said, wi
