Chapter 4

Three hours later, I hear a knock on my door. I quickly tossed my chip bag on the other side of the bed and stood up, my heart beating hard as I stared at the door.

Is it Mathis?

Did he find me?

I feel myself starting to have a panic attack, grabbing my chest, and I try to remind myself to breathe slowly. I needed to go, I shouldn't have stopped, I should have just kept driving.

I thought I was safe, I'm states away from Mathis, three states, and a long way from Washington. I thought I ran far enough away. I thought he wouldn't be able to find me here. I was careful. I used cash; I left my cell phone at home; I changed my hair, and I'm not wearing my glasses anymore.

“If you ever embarrass me in public again, Mia, I will fucking kill you,” his threat playing inside my head like a broken record.

“It's your fault that I hurt you. If you listened and be a good wife, I wouldn't get so upset, baby,” he whispered before kissing my broken fingers he slammed in a door when I couldn't tell h