Roxie had been pacing her apartment for so long that the floor felt warm under her bare feet. It was barely six in the morning, and with the lights off, she only had the sliver of gray slipping in between the curtains to illuminate the space and ensure she didn’t knock a toe.
Not that she would have noticed if she did, with the way her thoughts were scattered. Roxie’s brain hadn't stopped buzzing once since Elias had walked away from her last night. She hadn’t slept. Not even for a second. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Elias’s face and heard his threat echo through her skull.
“I’m filing for full custody, Roxie. I will take Josiah from you, and you will never see him again.”
Her chest tightened. It was more than an emotional ache. It was physical too, and she grabbed at the fr
