Before Memory Fades, She's Gone

1.

After giving birth to Julian Thorne’s child, I fell into a severe postpartum depression.

Countless times, I stood before that massive floor-to-ceiling window, staring at the freezing waters of Long Island Sound, wanting to jump.

It was Julian who held me back in the darkness, his voice whispering in my ear over and over again.

"It’s okay, Ivy. It’s okay. I’m here. We’re both here with you..."

For three whole years, I tried my hardest to control myself in that empty mansion. I didn’t want