Lucas’s fingers tightened around my wrist. —Valeria, don’t be childish. I looked down at his hand. —Let go. He didn’t. So I lifted my eyes. —Or do…

Mateo didn’t ask me what had happened. That was the first thing I noticed. He simply drove. The city lights slid across the windshield while I sat…

Adrian Vale arrived five minutes early. That alone made him different from every Reed I had ever dealt with. He wore a black suit without a tie…

At the restaurant, Daniel ordered for Chloe before he even opened the menu. —No shellfish. Nothing spicy. And bring her warm water. Then he glanced at me….

I gave birth at 4:17 in the morning. Three babies. Two boys and a girl. They were premature, tiny enough that I was afraid to breathe too…

By eight fifty-seven the next morning, Chloe still had not sent the Westbrook files. At nine exactly, I walked into the conference room. She was already there….

I walked toward Serena. And that time I did make noise. Not with a scream. With a slap. The sound cracked through the entrance hall. Serena stumbled…

Ethan stared at the photograph until his face went white. Then he stood so abruptly that the chair behind him crashed to the floor. —No. His voice…

Daniel finally answered. —Of course it counts. His tone was so certain that, for a second, I almost doubted myself. —Emma, someone has to handle those things….