Suffocating Guilt

CADE

I hear her breathing on the other side of the door. For several seconds, neither of us moves. I keep staring at the wall. My hand is still shaking. The same hand that was around her throat.

My stomach twists so hard I have to swallow against the rush of bile climbing into my mouth.

I close my eyes and immediately see it again. Her wide eyes, her fingers digging into my wrist, and her