Chapter Forty-FiveOne month before Raven's incarceration at Salverford prison
It was the day that Seraphia would walk out of his life for six months, a year, five years, forever. However long he would be alone, it started today. The start of her new life and the end of his.
He had been in a foul mood all day at work, shuffling around the office scowling, absorbed in his own thoughts. His co-workers didn't know what was wrong, but they stayed away from him, seeing the darkness in his eyes, which suited him just fine.
She had still been asleep this morning when he had dragged himself out of bed. She looked so contented, so peaceful, asleep in his bed and he had left the room quietly, preferring to leave with that image of her rather than face a difficult conversation. The first time he wo
