Memories keep flashing through my head, all the sleepovers we had, the night phone calls.
And now every single one of those memories feels poisoned.
"Do you have any idea how messed up that is?" I ask him.
Zane watches me carefully.
"I had my reasons..."
"Don't."
The word comes out like a warning but he keeps going anyway.
"You don't understand the situation back then."
That does it, I laugh again but there's nothing funny about it.
"Oh I understand it perfectly."
My voice trembles slightly now.
"You wanted information about my family."
He says nothing but silence says enough.
"So you used someone I trusted to get it."
"Elaine….."
"I said shut up!"
The shout echoing through the dining room.
My chest hurts now, not just from yelling... from everything.
"I have endured everything you've thrown at me since this marriage started," I say, my voice shaking.
"Everything."
My fingers curl tightly into fists.
