JasonThe phone wouldn't stop ringing.I peeled my eyes open, my skull split like someone had taken an axe to it. The study came into focus in blurry fragments, the empty whiskey bottle still clutched in my hand, my shirt wrinkled and reeking of alcohol. I reached for my phone, squinting at the screen. Mum.After Chloe left, I fell asleep on the desk of my study sipping a glass of Whiskey."Hello?" My voice came out hoarse."Jason, where the hell are you?"I sat up slowly, as the room spun . "I'm at home, Mum. Why, what's the problem?""Really? You're at home when your pregnant wife disappeared with your unborn baby on your wedding night?"My blood went cold. How did she know? I opened my mouth but nothing came out, my brain scrambled for an explanation that wouldn't make me sound like the world's biggest failure."I... Mum, listen, I can explain...""Save it. Get to my house immediately. Chloe is here and she's safe. We need to talk about things."The line went dead before I could re
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