The past few days had been hell.

Finding out the truth about Carl. Seeing all the pictures Juliana kept posting, showing off her history with August. And above all, my decision to stop sleeping in the same room as him.

I missed him.

Even with sleeping pills, I couldn't rest. I'd spend the night tossing and turning, surviving on coffee while throwing myself into work, trying to find a way to destroy Carl without even knowing where to begin.

I hadn't realized how dependent I'd become on my