Chapter 76

When I told him, he laughed in my face like he knew all along and then turned the chair so I could see Ashley, I screamed when I first saw her. She was in far worse shape than I imagined. It was unbelievable to see. My heart broke. He had her tied to a metal chair, like mine too, but her face was all messed up.

I know he beat her yesterday night when she interrupted his story, but I didn't know that he beat her even worse when he took me at our apartment complex. I remember her screaming and it cut through my chest.

"Baby, this can still be resolved amicably. You just have to let her go. Linc has promised not to press charges. Please. Tyler. Don't do this to yourself. Please. This is not you. This is not my bright beautiful boy. Please, Tyler, stop this. You are breaking my heart." His mother's pleading voice over the phone makes me nauseous. Tyler is breathing loudly, clutching the phone to his ear tightly. He has forgotten about me ot that the phoen is still on loudspeaker.