David, my voice echoing in our half-empty living room, packed for
ct line: "Congratulations." My heart hammered as I clicked it open. "Heard she signed everything.
was numb as I found my way to the bedroom, the silver locket
next to him. Eleanor, David's mother, raised her glass, triumph in her eyes: "A toas
apers without a second thought. By the time the divorce is finalized, she' ll be on the other side of the world." "And the house?" "The lawye
of the way, just a pawn in their cruel game. I was nothing but a temporary
I would fight back, not fo