er's voice was gentle through t

The vibrant dream of New York had shattered

y, is everything alright with you

lara pictured Julian's smirking

nd deep, had curdled into something bitter and corrosive. The memories of his touch, his kisses, now ma

ir "love nest," he'd called it. Now, the words mocked her. It was just another stage for his deceptions,

g her over the threshold, promising forever. She'd believed him. She'd imagined filling th

ends in the Hamptons. Gifts. All part of the charade. She pulled out a garbage bag from under the sink and began to fill it. Every dress, every s

looked surprised to see he

smiled, that charming, disarming smile that use

er voice devoid of emotion. She continued stuffing a silk b

le in his eyes. "You've been distant. Are y

he said, her

We were supposed to go to that new gallery opening

rm away as if burn

splayed felt like poison now, a