My husband, Special Forces Captain Galen Hickson, came back from his last mission in a coma. A few days later, he was declared brain-dead.
In my first life, I never left his side. I fought to keep him on life support, right up until the day he woke up, shoved me down a flight of stairs, and killed me.
In my second life, I knew better. I put in for a military transfer, but on my way out of town, he plowed his car head-on into mine.
As I lay bleeding out in the wreckage, I asked him why. He just looked at me, his face twisted in disgust. “Your father is a general, and he forced Rosa and me apart,” he told me. “That’s on you. The only way Rosa and I get to be together—while I keep my perks as the general’s son-in-law—is if you’re out of the picture.”
That was when I realized murder had been the plan all along.
Now, standing in this hospital room for the third time, listening to the official notice of Galen’s brain death, I looked straight at his attending physician—Dr. Rosalia Lytton.
I didn’t miss a beat. “In that case, go ahead and issue the death certificate. With his service record, a Distinguished Service Cross nomination shouldn’t be a problem. We’ll invite the top brass to the funeral and make sure he gets the high-profile military burial he deserves.”
Galen wanted to fake his death. This time, I was going to make sure he stayed dead.
I Personally Cremated My Husband Chapter 06 The second I stepped out the door, Petra, Marco, and Rosalia were on me. “Where is my son? If you did anything to him, I swear you’ll pay for it,” Petra snarled, getting right in my face and jabbing a finger at me. “I always knew you were
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I Personally Cremated My Husband Chapter 05 The death-simulating drug had worn off—right before he was sent into the incinerator. Looking completely disoriented, he shoved the lid aside and struggled to sit up. He took in the dim lights, the cold metal of the conveyor belt, and the gaping mouth of the high-heat incinerator directly
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I Personally Cremated My Husband Chapter 04 The military officers exchanged uncertain glances. “Dr. Lytton,” I said, stepping quickly to block her path. “Do you have any idea how cruel it is to put his family through this again? Galen is dead…” Rosalia glared at me, pitching her voice for the crowd. “Dead? Mrs. Hickson,
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I Personally Cremated My Husband Chapter 03 Once Petra and Marco went to their room to sleep off their exhaustion, I was finally alone in the funeral parlor. I walked over to the casket and slipped the vial of simulated-death serum I’d smuggled out of Rosalia’s office from my pocket. Feigning a final adjustment to
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I Personally Cremated My Husband Chapter 02 I turned back to Lawrence. “Sir, I have one last request. According to protocol, a deceased soldier’s remains can be released to the family. Since he’s been declared brain dead, I want to take Galen home today.” Lawrence agreed without hesitation and assigned a detail to help me.
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I Personally Cremated My Husband Chapter 01 My husband, Special Forces Captain Galen Hickson, came back from his last mission in a coma. A few days later, he was declared brain-dead. In my first life, I never left his side. I fought to keep him on life support, right up until the day he woke
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