On the other side of town, Jasmine felt a lightness within her that was almost intoxicating.

This was what liberation felt like—ripping the mask off and laying bare the truth. She hadn’t anticipated how exhilarating it would be.

But exhilaration aside, she knew too well it wasn’t time to fully sever ties with the Hughes family. Not yet.

Divorce was easy. What came after the divorce—what she would walk away with—that was the real ...