Chapter 3

I was still half-asleep that morning when I got a string of missed calls from my parents.

They'd found out I turned down Martin's proposal.

Martin always played the doting, respectful man in front of them, and they'd been thoroughly charmed.

Before they could bombard me with questions, I beat them to it. I told them everything about his messy, unfinished business with Phoebe.

There was a pause on the line, then my dad exploded, "That bastard! What does he take Madeleine for?"

Without hesitation, my mom called Martin's mother, absolutely determined to stand up for me.

When I hung…