Summary

In Chapter 10, Alex took the dog to the beach while Jack slept. She got into the rough waves, letting them scare her (249). She told herself “she’d come all this way” and could not give up (249). She got caught in the current. She “forced herself to stay in the water,” willing the waves to condition her to fear (250). She wanted the water to be a sign, but she was unsure of what.

Realizing she had “fucked up,” she focused on how to get rid of Jack (250). She needed “to explain [things] to Simon” (251). She had to handle Dom, too. She thought of other mistakes she had made. Although overwhelmed, she told herself nothing “terrible had happened” (251).

On shore, Alex discovered her knee was bleeding. Then she realized “the dog was gone” (252). She looked for a while, but gave up shortly thereafter. She felt...