Her skin appeared pale, drained of life; no doubt she was dead.

“No…” I whispered, and Max immediately snapped his eyes to me. I expected him to yell at me or snap at me, but he looked back to her face, holding it in his arms.

I stood there speechless, a million questions running through my head, and immediately, anger hit me.

“You… you killed her! You killed her, you monster, the mother of your son!” I yelled at him, and for the first time, his eyes glared at me. Thinking about it, I had never had a conversation with Max; we never spoke to each other. He was under...