Mounting Suspicion

Kaelen's voice was dripping with tenderness, yet with each word, Clara felt her heart sink.

"Clara? Clara?"

Diane's voice sharpened as the bathroom door opened.

Clara shoved Kaelen toward the balcony, yanking the floor-to-ceiling curtains shut behind him.

Only when she glimpsed his shadow crossing to the opposite balcony did she smooth her clothes and stride to the bedroom door.

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As Clara ope