twice before so

ustine's deep, clipped tone. It was a w

you looking

ite as she gripped the p

ca C

t sound of a shower running, and then Augu

timacy meant for Eve to hear. "It's just your little wife.

that? Auggie's a bit tied up right now. Is there anything

thing I can

g blow. Every ounce of Eve's dignity, every shred of her self-resp

wasn't a sob or a scream. It wa

thing inside her

e startlingly calm and clear

ould reply, Eve

ive window overlooking the glittering expanse of New York

If a relationship brings you nothing but pai

s no

uiet vow. The decision settled in

window and walked into

cases from the back of th

psakes. Everything else-the furniture, the art, the very air she breath

dding ring. If the marriage was over, the

ses, a methodical purge o

ook around the cold, beautiful apartme

rel

sewhere for a while," she said, her voice

ine. Then, Mrs. Davis's voice, soft with an emot

d her, walking out of the pent

id shut, sealing her off

fe was just