Chapter 2: The Cold Shoulder
Jared came home at 9:47 PM. Samantha knew the exact time because she’d been watching the clock since 6:30, when […]
Jared came home at 9:47 PM. Samantha knew the exact time because she’d been watching the clock since 6:30, when […]
The waiting room smelled like lavender and lies. Samantha pressed her thumb into the armrest of the cream-colored sofa, watching
She booked therapy to save her marriage. The therapist booked her husband instead. Samantha thought couples counseling would bring her
Six months later, Sienna stood in Eleanor’s garden wearing a dress that actually fit, holding a six-month-old who’d just learned
James was three weeks old, and Sienna had never been so exhausted in her entire life. “Is he supposed to
The Cross Industries Annual Shareholders Meeting was not where Sienna expected to go into labor. But at thirty-eight weeks pregnant,
The second baby shower—the real one, the one Bianca insisted on throwing—was supposed to be intimate. Just close friends. Twenty
Damon Cross was used to winning through strategy, money, and sheer force of will. None of those things worked on
Sienna decided to opt out of the circus. No more charity galas. No more family dinners with hidden agendas. No
Lucas was released from the hospital the next morning with a prescription for anxiety medication and a referral to a