“Why didn’t you?”
“I tried.”
“Luke blocked everything.”
Rebecca started crying.
“I didn’t know how bad it was.”
The detective looked at the phone again.
“Then this isn’t only a domestic violence case.”
She pointed toward the screen.
“We may be looking at financial fraud, medical fraud, and potentially a conspiracy involving your pregnancies.”
I closed my eyes.
For years, Luke had told me I was worthless.
He told me my body was broken.
He told me nobody would believe me.
He told me I needed him.
But now the truth was sitting inside a phone he had forgotten to hide.
The doctor came back into the room.
“Caroline?”
I opened my eyes.
“There is one more thing.”
“What?”
She held a folder against her chest.
“We ran additional tests.”
My heart began racing.
“What did you find?”
She looked at me carefully.
“The injuries are serious, but there is evidence you may have been pregnant very recently.”
I stared at her.
