I had know idea how long I had been hanging there, but I was in true pain. And I felt really nervous about what was going to happen next.

As harsh as my husband had been, I was at least familiarized with how far he would go. But I sensed now that his new girlfriend was going to take things to a different level.

I could hear the car parking when they returned. I heard noises, of them going back and forth from the car into the house. I could tell they were carrying things.

The back and forth stopped, and the "playroom" door was opened.