The Wife's Reckoning
I crossed the ballroom floor slowly, my heels clicking rhythmically against the hardwood, feeling an odd, icy calm wash over me.
Marcus spotted me first. His smile faltered—just a microscopic hitch in his jaw before he recovered.
Sophia turned toward me, her expression still bright with laughter, and then I saw it.
Recognition. Not the polite curiosity you show a stranger. Total, instant recognition.
Before either of them could utter a word, I extended my hand, my smile warm, open, and perfectly practised.
"I don't think we've met. I'm Elena." I let my eyes flick briefly to Marcus, then right back to her. "Marcus's wife."
Sophia Lang's face went entirely white, just for one silent second.
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