“I can’t remember anything without you, Lake, so please stop.’

His eyes broadened when I made that statement, and then he turned away from me. “You can take her away, Mrs. Bardawulf.’

“No! No! She’s not taking me away from my home with you. I’m fucking tired of everything so, please don’t do this to me. Don’t leave me here. I’m just tired, you know. I’m fucking tired of everything, Lake. Don’t abandon me. Don’t leave me with them. I only want to be with you, not them, so please, Lake. I would do anything you want me to do.’ I screamed at the top of my lungs with burning...