I Called Off My Wedding With One Sentence

had cost her plenty.

And because I’d watched people like the Sterlings feed on that.

I squeezed her hand once.

“Because they thought you’d be the cheapest target in the room.”

Rain hammered the window.

At 3:02 a.m. Rebecca sent the message I knew was coming.

Subject line: THEY’RE IN DEFAULT.

I read it twice anyway.

Sunrise

At 5:47 the sun came up behind a sheet continue reading …