Chapter 1

Chapter 1

My evening gown was stained with spilled wine an unsightly mark that made it inappropriate for hosting. I decided to change before returning to our guests.

As I passed one of the guest rooms, a familiar voice caught my attention.

“Cal, level with me- did you really miss that emergency call the night Mila was born?”

At the mention of my daughter, I froze. Through the gap in the door, I could see Callum reclined on the sofa, slightly buzzed from the party. Mila sat beside him, while several of his friends were scattered

around the room.

After a pause, he simply said, “I didn’t hear it.”

I remembered that night. Callum’s work had always been demanding, and there were times when he’d miss calls during important meetings. I couldn’t understand why his friend was pressing this point.

I was about to leave when I noticed Callum suddenly sit up straight, his eyes sharpening with clarity.

you?” he

in their

“Sophie was in the hospital that

someone I once loved, so I

light sleeper, and I kept my phone on silent

Blake – his childhood

Callum and I got together, he’d assured me it was just teenage infatuation, swearing he’d never betray my trust. I believed everyone had a past –

who claimed to love only me, had chosen to comfort his ex while

stood paralyzed, watching as Callum glanced at Mila with

God my little girl was okay. I couldn’t have lived with myself

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what about Aria?” one friend asked.

closer.

love, I now realized, wasn’t as pure as

take you back, even with a child, if Aria wasn’t

complications… did you ever

room fell

held my breath, waiting to hear if my husband – the man who promised to love me forever – had ever wished, even briefly, for my death to clear the

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