HER FATHER PUSHED HER INTO THE FOUNTAIN AT HER SISTER’S WEDDING—THEN HER SECRET HUSBAND WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR

crossing the hotel lobby with guests pretending not to look. Only when the door shut and the noise disappeared did her body react.

Alexander placed a blanket around her and guided her to the couch.

“I should have come earlier,” he said.

“You came when I needed you.”

“I should have never let you come alone.”

Mariana looked at him. “You didn’t let me do anything.continue reading …