Chapter 4

I stumbled through the front door of our house, my mind still reeling from Kora's words. *Seven years. He's been with her for seven years.* The revelation echoed in my head like a cruel joke. Our entire marriage—every anniversary, every vacation, every promise—had been built on lies.

My legs carried me to the bathroom on autopilot. I'd been feeling off for weeks now—tired, nauseous in the mornings, sensitive to smells that never bothered me before. I'd been blaming stress at work, ignoring the signs that had been staring me in the face.

I yanked open the medicine cabinet and pulled…