WHICH MAN STAYS?
The lie was delivered with a brilliant, empty smile.
When she left, Liam crossed the room in two strides. He didn’t touch me, as if I might shatter. “Remember what we practiced. Stay focused on Leo. On the threat. Don’t let her bait you into defending the affair, or the marriage. You’re not on trial. You’re telling a story.”
“I know,” I said, my voice steadier than I felt. On the monitor, the show was returning from a commercial. Elise Crain, a woman with a helmet of blonde hair and a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, was introducing the next segment.