Sleep was important, too. That he was so ready to fall back asleep gave her another idea what kind of state he was in. She petted his hair and whispered nonsense at him until she was sure he was really relaxed.

She wished she could roll back time. She wished she could roll it back to just after he'd come home. If she could have made them believe her, they would have been able to stop him before he acted. Things would have been so different.