And it wasn’t long before she received the best news of her life: she and Paul were expecting a baby. Melissa and Paul were ecstatic. She couldn’t wait to raise a child with Paul. They spent their evenings planning the nursery and imagining the life they would build for their little one.
Melissa didn’t know this was just the beginning of her problems. Since moving to their new house near the forest, Paul had started going to a nearby café to work. At first, Melissa didn’t mind. It seemed reasonable, even comforting, that he had found a quiet place to focus.