ers to the back of her mind, treating it like a hostile negotiation that could be managed upon her r

a charity gala at a spr

Clark, the man from the photographs, the man she' d t

early happy and in love, didn' t spark the old jealousy Jocelyn expected. Instead, a strange sense

pace was bright and filled with stunning landscape photography. As

husband are having a difficu

taken aback.

were with a good man." Stella paused, her eyes soft. "And he found that you were. He said Ethan is incredibl

knot tighten

inued, her voice losing none of its kindness. "But a relati

iet presence, the meals he' d cook for her that she was often too busy to eat, the way he' d listen patiently t

ncy seized her. She had to

tanding up abruptly. "Thank

irst flight back to New York, a frantic energy propelling her forward. The business of he