VeraMy gaze moved between Ethan and Vanessa, waiting for one of them to look ashamed. Neither did. That was the first thing that truly frightened me—not the affair, It was the complete absence of panic.People who got caught were supposed to panic. They were supposed to scramble for excuses, pull their clothes straight, and tell ridiculous lies that no one believed. “Ethan.” My voice sounded thin and distant, like it belonged to someone else. I stared at him and felt something ugly growing inside my chest. Six years of anniversaries and shared vacations. Six years of memorizing how he took his coffee. “Say something,” I said.But Ethan sighed—actually sighed. The sound landed harder than a slap. “What exactly would you like me to say, Vera?”For a moment I simply looked at him, wondering if I was having some sort of breakdown. Maybe I had finally worked too much or inhaled something strange at the gala, because there was no possible way the man standing in front of me could be my
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