For her to uncover a secret even his wife didn't know, in such a short time, meant she had connections far-reaching and powerful. It was as if a towering monster stood before him, and he was already on the chopping block, awaiting his inevitable downfall.
President Lincoln staggered back, feeling as though the ground beneath him was crumbling, leaving him on the edge of an abyss. Fear crawled slowly up his legs, tightening around his knees until they nearly buckled. Just imagining what would happen if his wife found out made his entire body tremble.
Christy wasn't any better. Panic had begun to set in, and she couldn't even understand how things had escalated this far. They had only fought over a parking slot. So, how could something so trivial turn into this?
She regretted everything.
She regretted stepping out today, regretted chasing after the handsome Logan in hopes of inviting him to be her companion at school, and imagining the boost it could give to her pride and vanity.
