He Bought a Lake Cabin in March! At Closing, the Seller Casually Mentioned His Wife’s Cat Had Been There Since November…

in a navy suit that had cost more than Claire’s first car, dragging the sticky roller down his pant leg with short, hard strokes. Pale gray fur clung to the wool anyway, fine as dust and nearly invisible unless the light hit it just right.

Grant saw every strand.

“Claire,” he said.

He did not shout. He rarely continue reading …