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My first life ended alone in a hospital room, not with a bang, but with the quiet hum of an IV.
My husband, Ethan Lester, had spent months tearing me down, flaunting an affair, and relentlessly pursuing a divorce.
It was only after death, in an empty void, that the shattering truth unfolded: Ethan had pancreatic cancer, a secret burden he bore alone.
His cruelty was a desperate, twisted act of love, a brutal attempt to push me away so I wouldn't witness his agonizing decline.
He even took his own life after my funeral, convinced I'd find happiness with my ex.
Then I woke up, alive, the familiar scent of our apartment filling my lungs.
Across from me sat Ethan, divorce papers clutched in his hand, his eyes a mask of indifference.
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