My husband took my stepdaughter to spend christmas with his ex and said i wasn’t her real mother… so i agreed to the divorce, accepted my promotion, and vanished before they returned

though expecting tears or pleading.

He found neither.

Mariana poured coffee into a travel mug and handed Camila her breakfast.

“We need to talk about the trip,” Alexander said.

Without looking at him, Mariana replied, “No, we don’t.”

His jaw tightened.

“Mariana.”

“Camila is eating breakfast.”

Camila looked between them.

“What trip?”

A flicker of discomfort crossed continue reading …