I woke up the next morning with a heavy heart, knowing what was waiting for me when I returned to DC. From the time when Cain mentioned that he needed me on case with him to fight Lawson once again, to Andrea had shared with me her physical, mental and emotional abuse that she had from Lawson throughout their marriage and that unexpected meeting with Lawson at the café.
I felt like my head was about to explode, even after taking a full cup of coffee at breakfast. “Baby, are you alright? You don’t look so good.” Jacob asked, putting his fork down on his plate, watching me closely. I wanted to tell him, tell him what was bugging me, what was upsetting me but I held back. Like the fool I was, I held back every little piece of information from Jacob.
You’re only doing this to protect him,
