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oom. I responded to Alex's attempts at conversation with single words, or not

, quiet withdrawal was a variable he hadn't accounted for. I could see the fe

eard him on the phone in his study, his voice a

her," he complained. "She's like

at Caroline Harrison said, but when Alex s

n portfolios-my first step in planning my own escape-

touched my li

ticed, theatrical panic. "Emily! Oh, thank God. It

y traitorous heart still gave a painful lurch

as their next move. And I was

imitation of a terrified wife. "What? O

e said, her voice catching on a sob tha

as overdone, too dramatic.

t I didn't ru

to my jacket pocket. Then, I sent a quick text to a single con

b my keys and race

g through the possibilities. Why this drama? What was their endgame? To scare me? To make me feel gui

pital's emergency ent

waiting room and saw her immediately. Caroline Harrison, pacin

me, grabbing my hands. Her own were cold

were looking past her, down the cor

as standi

losed hospital room door with an expression of d

her from the

ca Al

ood everything. This wasn't a

ap designed t