Chapter 10
One day, I got an anonymous text. Just three simple words.
[I love you.]
At the same time, the news broke that the police had pulled a woman’s body from the river–suspected to be Anya, who had gone missing a while back.
And Cedric, the CEO who had run off with all the company’s funds? He finally got caught and is facing serious jail time. His life is probably over.
I saw him on the news, and he looked like a ghost. He was all skin and bones, wearing these torn–up clothes.
Gone was the guy I used to know, the one who promised me a good life. It felt like he aged a decade overnight.
Reports said that while he was on the run, he’d been living in fear, completely under
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the radar. It seemed like there might be a connection between him and Anya’s case.
I shook my head, trying to shake off the thoughts.
“Honey, what’s got you so deep in thought?”
Wendell wrapped his arms around me from behind, resting his head on my shoulder. The warmth from him was comforting.
With just a few clicks, I deleted the anonymous text and turned off my phone, leaning back into my husband’s embrace.
“Oh, nothing much. Just feeling like I love you even more today.”
