The Devastating Call

DAPHNE

My breath hitched. My chest tightened so much it hurt.

No. This can’t be happening.

Dominic wasn’t in the hospital. He had just gone for a walk—hadn’t he? He needed space after our argument. That’s what I thought. That’s what made sense. When he didn’t come home, I assumed he was too upset to face me. I never imagined—

I swallowed hard, my throat burning as my grip tightened around the phon