Chapter 17 - Leaving The House Of Absolute Nightmares
The moving truck pulled away from Maplewood Drive as I strapped my healthy, sleeping baby securely into her car seat.
Ethan stood by the curb holding a single cardboard box containing his meager personal belongings.
“I’ve filed for immediate divorce and full legal custody, Ethan... our marriage is legally over,” I said through the rolled-down window.
“I know, Claire... I don't blame you for any of it,” Ethan murmured, his eyes reflecting profound, unending regret.
“Spend your time figuring out how you became the kind of man who protected a monster,” I replied coldly.
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I shifted the car into drive, leaving the cursed suburban house and my disastrous former husband far behind in the rearview mirror.
We were heading toward a safe, secret sanctuary where nobody would ever find us again.
