Walking to Mordecai’s office felt like I was marching into battle. My senses were on high alert as I took my time to get to him. Wendy urged me to go faster, but I refused.

Seeing him made me feel things I didn’t wish to acknowledge.

It was bad enough I felt guilty for lying to him. After all this time and knowing he stayed by my side while I was sick, my heart felt so unsure of it all. I felt so unsure of myself and all my beliefs about love and marriage whenever he ...