Chapter 11: The Shadow in the Dark

The aftermath of the restaurant was a nuclear winter. Ben, understandably, never called again. At work, I was met with averted gazes and hushed whispers. I had become the woman with the "dangerously possessive ex," a walking spectacle of pity and caution. The fragile normalcy I had built lay in ruins, demolished by Silver's jealousy. I didn't see him. Not a glimpse. The shadow that had once been a constant presence vanished completely. It was a different kind of silence, heavier and more ominous...