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“That’s the woman you told me about, the one you once loved?”

“I thought so, yes I didn’t mention her by name or explain more, but…that’s her”

“I’m sorry for your loss”

“It was rough at first After she’d been gone a fewout Becca’s desk at home and found her journal Apparently, she was in love with me I never knew”

“Hearing that must have been horrible”

At the time, yes Now I knoas for the best “I’ what you’ve taught me about the kind of woman I need in my life, Becca and I would have made each other miserable I’m not in love with her For months now, I’ve suspected that I never was And whatever feelings for her I worried ht have been terrible at showing you that I love you, but I do And I alill”

Wondering if that’s the last time I’ll ever hear my wife’s voice, I force ood

May 1

Sloan

After Sebastian’s call, I can’t sleep that night Did Iaway?

The next , I still don’t know

When he and I first bonded over the phone, he was sharp and interesting Intriguing When I figured out he wasn’ton s to play me, there’s no other way to put it I Was Pissed

So I decided to get even

I planned every detail of that night in his hotel room—the sexy dress, the come-on, the seduction—and the epic way I put him in his place

One thing I didn’t count on? Being so attracted to him that I ached for him to undress me Touchhiht