Chapter 72

VANCE

“She’s alive… she’s alive…”

I don’t know how many times I’ve said those words.

How many times my mouth has moved without my brain catching up.

But the truth keeps hitting me in violent, uneven waves– Sloane is alive.

My wife is alive and I just shot at her.

My grip on the gun shakes.

I back into the counter, palms braced against the cold marble, head dropping forward like I’m trying to stop