Chapter 6

Racing home at breakneck speed, Asher managed to cut a normally thirty-minute journey in half.

The moment he flung open the door:

"Melody, I'm home!"

But only Mrs. Winchester's sobs greeted him.

The dinner on the table had gone cold. Asher sat down and picked up a morsel with his chopsticks, putting it in his mouth.

A second later, he spat it out completely. This wasn't Melody's cooking. Melody knew he hated ginger and never used it in her dishes.

Growing more panicked, Asher bolted to the bedroom. The closet, once filled with Melody's clothes, was now eerily empty. Even her things on the vanity had vanished, leaving only a diamond ring on the nightstand.

It was the one he'd given Melody, engraved with Y&M.

Melody really wasn't coming back...

Asher's mind went blank. Mrs. Winchester entered from the doorway, handing him the divorce papers from the table:

"Will the missus be returning, sir?"