Miyuki’s body had taken over and she woke up from the deepest sleep she’d had since Patrick took the girls. She slept far longer than she planned.
After the police took the club hosts away, they offered to stay the night in the living room, but she sent them to wait outside. It wasn’t that she felt safe, she just had to be by herself. She couldn’t decide what to do as a victim, an account executive, a mother, or as a wife. She had to decide by herself.
She walked out to the kitchen she’d been so proud of. There was no one to feed. She wasn’t even sure if there was any food in the fridge. She texted her boss and told him she was taking another day off. She almost told him it would be the week.
She was still processing what Patrick had told her the day before, but she couldn’t wrap her m
