Dominic
I jolted awake, the bed felt too big suddenly, like half of it was missing. My hand reached out automatically to the other side, expecting to feel Madelyn's warmth, but the sheets were cold and smooth, no body heat left at all. I blinked a couple times, trying to clear the sleep from my eyes, and sat up slowly, rubbing the back of my neck. The room was still dim with the curtains drawn, but I could tell it was morning because of the light sneaking in around the edges.
At first I thought maybe she had gotten up early to make coffee or something, like she did sometimes when she couldn't sleep. But then I heard voices down the hall, Leana laughing softly about something and the nanny answering her, their words muffled but excited. The baby was making those little cooing sounds he di
