t music and the polite murmurs of the party guests. I took a step forward, then a
David. The small crowd parted for me, their curio
ced by a flicker of annoyance, not guilt. "Sar
ed my throat and tried again, the sound raw and torn. "You' re
ted whispering, their eyes darti
d took a step toward me, his voice a low, threatening hiss meant only
und. "You' re the one who' s been lying to me. Cheating on
sn' t about that. This is about Jessica. She'
e a mask of fragile innocence. She looked at me with wide, tearful e
ce rising with disbelief. "What abou
her father. Her eyes, the same dark eyes I had gazed into
sharp and venomous. "All you care about is your work and that
low. My own daughter. My baby girl. She w
was my husband. This was my child. And they were looking at me like I was a stranger,
rong. "Sarah, let' s go outside and talk about this
th a rage so pure it felt like a fire in my veins. "You want t
first time, a sliver of genu
. "What are you talk
earing from my throat. "Lily told me. You ki
eye was on us. I could feel their judgm
, an exasperated sound, as if I were a toddler throwing a tantrum. "It was just a dog, Sara
tole the air from my lungs. He wasn't even trying to hid
lt a life with. And in that moment, I realized I didn't know
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