“I tried to kill myself!” she yells into my face. “There. Happy? Now, let me go!”
Dread explodes inside my chest, then spreads, consuming my entire body. I can’t move as I stare at my wife while she beats upon my breastbone with her fists, trying to make me release my hold. I should let her go. She obviously wants to be alone, but I can’t. The mere idea of her not existing makes me want to set the whole f*****g world on fire. There is no world without her in it. Not for me.
“Sienna.” I sweep away a lock of hair that has fallen over her face.
Sienna tries to swat at my fingers, but when she fails, she sinks her teeth into the side of my hand.
“Feeling better, now?” I ask.
She glares at me through tangled strands and mumbles something I can’t decipher. I doubt anyone could when her
