The morning after we buried my father, my ex-husband’s new wife walked straight into his garden and told me to begin packing my belongings.

apologized for leaving me. And you called me too emotional?”

Tyler began to cry.

“I’m sorry.”

But apologies do not erase betrayal. They only mark the moment betrayal can no longer hide.

Mason stood abruptly.

“This is a setup.”

“No,” Eleanor said. “This is a will reading.”

Brooke’s composure finally broke.

“You think you’ve won?” she snapped at me. “You’re continue reading …