Chapter 15
Indigo
This couldn’t be the end of us. I showered, changed, put a mask on my face, washed it off, and drank lemon water.
The moon rose higher in the sky outside the bedroom window and Jacob was still gone.
End our marriage? The bedsheets still smelled like him. I wanted to wrap myself in them and bring him back home.
I missed being with Jacob and my heart was empty without him at my side.
Love was dangerous, but I thought it was good to be with him. Our contract meant my heart was safe. To distract myself, I tried to read the business reports on the shelter and some PR stuff Jasmine had set up for me.
My mind couldn’t focus on the numbers long enough for anything to make sense. Then my phone rang. I glanced at it and flipped it open like it was a lifeline to real life. It
