Chapter 5  I had no idea that when Derek pulled Nora close, he caught me looking away.  That evening when I got home, he was standing by the window lost…

Chapter 4  I choked on my water.  Instinctively checked the calendar.  Oh right, Saturday again.  I closed my laptop, walked over to him, and stood on my tiptoes to kiss…

Chapter 3  The moment I walked into the house, I could feel the doom and gloom hanging in the air.  Dad sat on the couch smoking while Mom scratched her…

Chapter 2  To be honest, for the first 25 years of my life, I really did live like a little princess.  My parents ran a manufacturing business that brought in…

Chapter 1  In my past life, I threw the world’s most expensive tantrum-divorcing my loaded lawyer husband just because he didn’t love me back.  Big mistake. My life went to…

Chapter 10  Time flies by super fast.  Before I know it, it’s the end of the year.  Ethan gets a letter that says a whole bunch of scientists are gonna…

Chapter 9  I follow Ethan home.  His house is really big, but there’s hardly any furniture in it. It feels super empty.  Everything is basically black and gray colors.  It…

Chapter 8  Marcus’s car is parked right outside the hospital.  On the day I’m supposed to leave, it’s blocking our way.  He waves at me, “Ellie, come on, let’s go…

Chapter 7  I get to know the guy in the bed next to me pretty quick.  But he’s really busy.  So busy that even though he’s in the hospital, he…

Chapter 6  I wake up in the hospital the next afternoon.  As soon as I open my eyes, Marcus is getting yelled at by the doctor: “Didn’t you know the…