The Woman He Became

ly announced she was h

said, applying her mascara. "W

including Nate. An old, familiar weariness washed over me, but this tim

a thank-you dinner? My treat. F

bsolutely. I'm dying for some dece

perfect to ignore. "Soun

in the corner, and for an hour, it was genuinely nice. We talked about a new project at the firm,

I saw

ust her, Sarah, and Jess. Nate was there, of course, along with his entire en

ed my gaze.

aid, my vo

ruth or dare. Nate dared one of the guys to chug a beer, w

Molly!" so

harming grin. "Okay, Mols. I

rolling her eyes, and leaned in to

y. "Lame! That doesn'

cker of something in his expression-a challenge. Molly's smile faltered for a second, a brief mome

h a shrug that was su

t wasn't a quick, drunken peck. It was a full, deliberate, passionate kiss on the lips.

pted in whoop

r phone, the screen pointed directly at them. T

a million pieces. All the resentment, all the humiliation, all the a

across the patio, my vision narrowing until the only thing I could s

he color drained from

as he saw the look in my eyes.

his jaw with a sickening crack. He stumbled backward, s

silent. Every

at her horrified,

aid, my voice shaking w