The Perfect Husband's Lie

, I returned

couch, bouncing the baby on his knee. Molly was in the kitchen, humming as she

ly. In

ace arranged itself into

m so, so sorry about what happened. My uncles... they get

s. My green smoothi

she said. "To hel

e to accept this peace offering. He wanted this

the glass from her hand. He

eld it ou

said, my voice calm. "

ed in her eyes, just for a

," she stammered. "

. My voice was not lou

his as a test. A test for Molly. He

. "It's a nice gesture from Gab

w, then at me. She raised the glass to her lips and took a slow, deliberate sip. Th

d, beaming. "We c

as a

e, she brought the smoothie to me while Andrew

with sincerity. "I want us to be oka

had planned for me. The original poison had been swapped out yesterday by my people. This one wa

g me, his eyes pleading. He saw th

glass from

lly," I said,

drop. I didn't let myself hesitate.

spread across her face.