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Chapter One

After a year of practice at being Michael Wolfe’s wife, Karen didn’t hesitate when he walked up behind her, slid his hands around her waist, and kissed the side of her neck

“There you are”

She shed He really was one of the y

“I’,” she said and leaned into hi

“The caterer is going to serve in thirty minutes”

They did the domestic part really well, better than mosthaul “I’ll go check andis ready”

He kissed the top of her head before she excused herself fro to and headed back inside the house Karen circulated through her and Michael’s one-year anniversary party and greeted Hollywood’s royalty by name She couldn’t help but wonder if the same croould be present in six months at their divorce party She kneithout a doubt, that her name would be removed from the automatic invite list while Michael’s would remain in stone That’s what happened when you were scheduled to divorce one of the ht after names in the business Of course, only a handful of people in the roo the divorce Everyone else would hear about it via a tabloid or entertainment newscast when the time arrived

The Spanish-influenced ho views of the city There were over two hundred guests at the party, testing the limits of the house Thankfully, the Southern California weather graced thele inside the home and out

Karen weaved around the guests, paused to accept a fake Hollywood hug or two, and er stood in the center of the chaos giving orders and shuffling her staff around with quiet tones and an evil eye “Vera, how is everything running?”

“Everything is set for the top of the hour, Mrs Wolfe”

Karen never corrected the use of her husband’s naed hers to match

“And the wine?”

Vera lifted her chin and offered a smile “Just as your husband selected”

“Good”

“However, we had a slight problem with quantity”

Karen frowned It didn’t

“Did you check the substitute with Michael?”