Dear Ex, See you never
Mike says from the couch.
We both turn to look at him.
He's calm. Strangely, unnervingly calm, his hands relaxed in his lap, his expression thoughtful rather than panicked. I expected him to be the most frightened of all of us, he has the most to lose from exposure, the least protection. Instead, he looks almost... peaceful.
"I've been thinking about this since you told me the first story dropped," he continues. "The one about the contract marriage. You survived that by getting ahead of it, by telling your version before they could tell theirs." He pauses. "Maybe it's time to do that again."
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