The Girl in the Frame

Time lost all meaning on the edge of the mattress as Cora pressed a hand hard against her chest, sobbing until her lungs burned and her ribs felt ready to splinter apart.

She had loved Bryce for as long as she could remember. Over the years, they had mapped out a whole future around marriage and a house full of kids—five of them, if she got her wish, along with plenty of dogs running around the y