Sierra walked home alone that night from the tavern, and now she sat in her bedroom thinking about Kyle. He had been bold enough to flirt with Claudine at the bar tonight while her husband, Trey, sat a few feet away gambling.

Sierra couldn't figure out on her life why young Claudine had married much older Trey in the first place, of course, unless it was for his money. It was commonplace that men often traded the mature woman for young ones. But a married couple was supposed ...