I Was Never the Wife
I'd been "married" to Zachary for two years—until I tried applying for a loan and the bank's system flagged someone else as his legal wife.
Our wedding? Just a private show. The real marriage license had his name next to hers.
So yeah. I wasn't the wife. I was the other woman.
Crushed, I went home—only to hear Zachary talking to his friend, Ethan, by the door.
"Man, watching you stress is exhausting," Ethan said. "You clearly love Sierra. So why marry Cathryn?"
Zachary looked torn. "At first, she was just a stand-in. But when she left, I couldn't stop thinking about her. So I brought her back—as my assistant."
He paused, then muttered, "I can't live without Sierra. But I can't let go o