The Wife's Reckoning
It wasn't a loud, dramatic fracture; it was quiet, like thick ice cracking under immense pressure.
"I hate him, too," I whispered into my glass.
Victor nodded slowly. "I know."
"I hate Sophia Lang."
"I know."
"Right now, I think I even hate Thelma."
"I know."
And then, before my internal filters could catch the words, I admitted the one thing I hadn't dared to say out loud to Renata Cole or to myself. "I hate myself."
Victor shook his head instantly, reaching out. "No. Don't say that."