Every Woman's Got a Secret
Prologue
August 2006
Caroline Y. Isaacs
I opened my eyes and took in my bedroom to be sure I was awake this time. Glancing around, I was relieved to see everything looked familiar. Once again I wondered how many bad dreams I'd have to awaken from only to realize that I wasn't dreaming at all. I brought my hands up to my face and squeezed them together in hopes of ceasing their trembling. I turned them over for yet another inspection. My poor nails, chewed down to the cuticles, leaving the skin ragged and tender.
I turned over and lay on my stomach, my face hidden in the pillow, allowing myself to revisit that night with my eyes closed, just barely awake. I saw her lying there, her eyes bulging out of their sockets, gagging for another breath that I wouldn't allow her to take.
I'd been back ... read full excerpt from Every Woman's Got a Secret ebook