Chapter 5

At five fifteen, Evan turned into the driveway with a box of infant running shoes on the passenger seat and an apology already prepared.

He believed Claire would be angry. She might cry. She might make him explain why Harper had needed him more than their marriage did. But she would be home. Claire had always been home.

He stepped inside and called for Claire, telling her he had brought dinner.

No answer came.

The kitchen was too quiet. Her favorite blue mug was gone from beside the sink. On the island, his anniversary bracelet lay beside her house key,…