Chapter 215

David slammed his hand against the wall. “I know that! But she promised!” His eyes burned. He could feel tears gathering, but he refused to let them fall. “She said she wouldn’t run away,” he whispered to himself. “She said she needed one day. One day. Why would she lie? Why?” For the first time in his life. he understood real fear. The fear of losing her forever. Roy stepped closer but didn’t touch him. “Maybe something happened. Maybe she....” “No.” David turned sharply. “She left. She… she really left.” He felt like someone had kicked him in the chest. He rubbed his face roughly, trying to breathe but failing. His heart squeezed painfully. He’d lost their child yesterday. Now he had lost her too. “I should’ve stayed,” he whispered. “I shouldn’t have left her alone. I shouldn't have listened to her.” Roy’s eyes moved across the room again, searching for anything that might explain Lily’s sudden absence. Then something on the table caught his attention. A single sheet of paper. He ste