Wife Outplays Her Husband

Synopsis

The private elevator to our penthouse hummed softly as it carried me upward, the familiar sound doing nothing to calm my frayed nerves. I'd cut my business trip short by two days, hoping to surprise Gabriel. After thirteen years together—five of them as husband and wife—surprises were rare. What was even rarer these days was seeing genuine pleasure on his face when I walked into a room. I twisted my wedding ring, the massive diamond catching the elevator's soft light. The nervous habit had become more pronounced over the past three years,