The Wife Who Returned
Too real.
I couldn't breathe. The room spun, the river outside blurring into a gray haze. Trauma crashed over me like a wave, the stairs in my first life, the push, the cold marble as I died alone. Adrian's lies, his affairs with Maribel, the way he'd made me feel small and disposable. Was this the same? Had I been blind again? My hands shook as I gripped the counter, nails digging into the marble. No. Not again. I wouldn't be the fool twice.
I fumbled for my phone, dialing Vivienne with trembling fingers. She answered on the second ring, voice bright and sleepy. "Sera? Everything okay? It's early, even for you overachievers."