r a long time, but her mind was c

vo

s there, it was imp

zlyn, her tone laced with worry. "Kate? What happe

te's decision. She couldn't live like this anymore. S

reply, her f

short. "I'm get

e, as if a heavy weight had been lifted. Her body was

, changed into a fresh bath towel, and l

is time, she ignored Iverson

pied less than one-third of the closet-largely casual attire and a few old

out a large suitcase. It was the one she had b

egan to pack, her m

r bags. She packed her everyday clothes, her ski

ushed against a velvet box. She opened it.

he days she spent in a dance studio, sweat dripping down her face. T

e company. She had thought she was choosing a future, a partnership. She had been

had traded her dr

oes carefully in the sui

would do after the divorce, but she knew one

o on the nightstand again. Her br

thout a second's hesitation, sl

to the living room, poured herself a gl

aiting fo

throw the divorce

started searching for the be

f her jaw. She was no longer the girl who cri

f he would even c

on the lawyers' profiles. She needed the best, the most

ooked particularly formidable, she heard the soft ch

was