*Michael*

I paced up and down the paths of the resort in agitated strides, fists clenching and unclenching as I replayed the disastrous fight with Shelby over and over in my mind.

"She's up to her old tricks again, Shelby! Why can't you see that?" I growled through gritted teeth, raking a hand agitatedly through my hair as I remembered hurling that accusation at her.

The devastated look on my wife's face as she'd recoiled, stung by my words, made ...