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Kyler Bennett and I had known each other for seventeen years, dated for three, and been married for nine. To our friends, we were the picture-perfect couple, always head over heels for each other. And honestly, I thought so too. He was always reserved and aloof around others, but he saved all his tenderness just for me. Back when we were kids, Kyler would chase off any street punks who tried to mess with me. He even picked up odd jobs just to help pay my tuition. After college, we started our own business, and when things were at their worst, we squeezed into a cramped studio apartment that cost only eighty bucks a month. The windows and doors let in every bit of winter chill. To save money, I learned to cook, but the icy water left my hands covered in chilblains. Kyler saw how much I was suffering, pulled me out of the kitchen, and swore that one day, he'd buy me a spacious villa with a pool. And sure enough, after our business finally took off, we really did move into that dream villa he'd promised me. But that was when I discovered I wasn't the only Mrs. Bennett.