The Unwanted Title

An involuntary wave of awkwardness hit Clara, carrying a sudden, reflexive twinge of guilt.

Yet the instant her eyes shifted to Chloe standing right beside Desmond, Clara mocked her own reaction. *He is the one stepping out on our marriage, not me. Where does he get the nerve to glare at me like that?*

"Clara?" Lucas glanced down at her white-knuckled grip. "If you aren't feeling up to this, you