Calculated Applause

The room fell silent the second I spoke. Everyone turned to stare at me like I'd lost my mind. And maybe I had.

What kind of wife claps for her husband singing a love song with another woman? A smart one—because I had a plan. Declan told me not to bring up divorce again, so I'd just nudge things along another way.

Chloe was running out of time. She wanted my place badly. If she turned up the press