Chapter 1
When the CEO’s first love came back to town, the price was his pregnant wife disappearing without a word.
Month one.
He didn’t care.
He spent his days doting on his beloved Claire.
Month two.
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His buddies started placing bets-how long until the wife came crawling back?
Month three.
Panic finally set in.
He sent people across all of Europe.
Still, not a trace of her.
From that day on, Raine Ellis became a name no one dared mention in Crestwood City.
But what no one knew was-every night, without fail, he missed her so much it drove him mad.
There’s a long-standing tradition in the Cross family: every year at Christmas, they host a private family-only gathering.
No outsiders allowed.
But this year, someone crashed it.
Claire.
My husband’s long-lost first love.
They walked in just as dinner had started.
Evan had his arm around Claire, and walked straight up to me like I wasn’t even there.
I stared at Evan’s happy face, and my eyes started to sting.
He’s the only man I’ve ever loved.
Three years of marriage-and I still never found a way into his heart.
“Get up,
This seat isn’t for you.”
Evan said it like it was nothing.
Didn’t care how many people were watching.
Of course it wasn’t my seat.
This was the seat reserved for Mrs. Cross,
On paper, I was Evan’s wife-sure.
But in his heart?
