spectacles, peering at the copy of the

ted is counterfeit. Our records show no marriage regi

ened when she

speak, but no words came

ttered, her voice almost inaudible. "We

th: I can't find any information about your marriage in our system. If you bel

the copy of the marriage certifi

bled when they b

for the past two years turned o

nley halted on the steps,

re quiet to untangle the storm of t

nearby and ordered an iced bl

but it could not compare to the

ge from Colin. "Brinley, what would you like for d

in her as Brinley stared at

eath, she typed, "Don

replied, "Alright. I'll b

didn't r

ed the clock; it w

sit to Colin's office withou

d in a modern tower on t

ugh that the receptionist recognized her at once

loor, and she stepped out, following t

iar voice drifted from the break room. "I'm conflic

r body stiffening as though the w

pressed herself against a c

tend to do, the

mediately. It belonged to Vance

Brinley while marrying Milly Ru

e a violent blow. She had to

was she? Colin was

ke a blade slicin

pursue her career abroad, I was heartbroken. Then Brinley came along... she remind

she tasted the metallic tang of

hat she was?