That night I made a list titled THINGS THAT MUST CHANGE.

It was not a list of punishments.

It was a description of the life Paisley and I deserved.

PART 15: The First Time He Told Her No

The day Lucas finally confronted Agnes, I wasn’t there.

He told me about it later, and I didn’t simply accept his version.

I heard enough of the aftermath to know something had shifted.

Agnes had arranged a family Sunday lunch and demanded that Lucas bring Paisley, despite our agreement that visits would happen according to the schedule we had worked out.