MAXINE

There, on the bed, was another woman and Liam, both of them stark naked and tangled in the sheets. Liam was on top of the woman. She moaned, her hands holding tightly to his back as he pounded into her.

He grunted and I froze, watching the scene unfold in front of me. Liam turned his head, wondering who would interrupt him like that. I saw his face shift from anger

"Maxine," he called breathlessly. I turned on my heels. "Maxine, wait!" He called after me.

I didn't wait. I hurried ...