Elena’s Point Of View

It’s been weeks since that breakdown, and I’ve done everything to avoid Graham and his mistress. I just don’t trust myself to stay calm around them, so it’s easier to pretend they don’t exist.

No, that’s not fear. That’s me protecting what’s left of my sanity while quietly figuring out how to escape this marriage.

But Graham… Graham had changed. Not in the way I once prayed for. He hadn’t softened or apologized or even tried to look at me the way ...