e. They were designed to ensure that the Club was never used for petty grievances. To react

tion, and the facade of the family man. I would have to turn his charm against him, out-man

to ruin him financially, shatter his professional reputation, and turn him into a social

s the most important rule. It was the one that separated

nge had a n

he picture of domestic bliss. Ethan came bounding down th

said, sliding into hi

ie. Pancakes are

expensive suit, smelling of cologne and ambition

our little secret, okay? We want it to be a

odded vigorously.

his co-conspirator right in front of me. He was teaching Ethan that se

oom when I noticed his tablet on his bed. He' d left it

ped: "Can you pl

king me to the arcade. He said if I tell mom we' re going to

ing. This wasn' t just about David' s infidelity anymore. It was about the poison he w

to be protected. He had to be removed f

walked out of the room, my movements calm and deliberate. I went downstairs and picked up my phone.

owered marketing executive, sharp, pragmatic, and completely unsentimental. She never unde

g. "Sarah? Everything okay? Y

ow and steady. "A big one. I need you to t

theline. "Take Ethan? For weeks? Wh

lly. "I can' t explain it all over the phone. But I need to

ng about? Is David... is he hurting y

psychological warfare-it was all too much to explain. "I' m handling it. But I need Eth

equest against the genuine urgency in my voice. Olivia migh

come get him this weekend. But you and I are goin

ng over me. "Thank you, Liv. Yo

ad secured my most precious asset. Now, with Ethan saf