Chapter 1
Jake Harrison said he didn’t want people thinking he was some sugar baby
so I happily kept our marriage secret for three years
Mur department dinner, a female intern insisted we
I we play her special card game.
(Straddle the opposite sex face to face and GRIND for ten seconds
She immediately picked Jake, greeling
“Do you have a girlfriend. Mr. Harrison?”
After a pause, Jake shook his head while everyone made those knowing, dirty sounds]]
She instantly climbed on top of him, biting her 1
Tip and patting on quite the show]
The whole time, the kept shooting me these smug looks
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Then it was Jake’s turn to draw.
[Make out with the nearest person of the opposite sex for thirty seconds.
The intern was on his left. I was on his right]
He hesitated. So did L
F
The vibe in the VIP booth was absolutely wild, and I clutched my drink with sweaty palms.]]
Three years of marriage, and Jake was clearly over me. Done. Finished.]]
was some kind of goddess or something
But just now? He couldn’t keep his hands off River’s tiny waist, staring at her like she was sa
The vodka fumes were making my eyes burn, so I quickly ducked my head to hide the mess I was becoming
With everyone cheering them on, Jake leaned over and whispered:]
“Chill, it’s just a stupid game. Don’t be like that.“]
Then boom–he spun around, grabbed River’s face, and went in for the kill
Someone literally squealed, and they finally came up for air looking all hot and bothered
Timer stopped at fifty seven seconds
River licked her lips with this cat–that–ate–the–canary grin and slid the cards my way.]
That’s when I noticed I’d practically drawn blood digging my nails into my palms
Jake grabbed my hand before I could draw a card, his voice ice cold:[]
“Yo, hold up–isn’t our creative director married? This is kinda messed up, right?“]
The whole team went full gossip mode, eyes practically hugging out: “Wait, WHAT? Who bagged our ice queen boss Lady?“[
I stayed quiet, thot Jake this hitter ass sale, and said
“Yep, guilty as charged. Three shots it is.“]]
After threw the alcohol, River gave me this fake sweet wink
“Aww, sorry hun, but married people can’t play our little games. If you’re not having fun, there’s the door. “Ɑ
jake just sat there like a damn statue, acting like she wasn’t talking about him too.
I snatched my phone and practically ran, my heart doing this weird breaking apart thing.
The party was still going strong behind me
I collapsed against the wall outside, catching pieces of River’s voice floating through the door.
“But for real though, who the hell would want to tap that? She’s boring as hell. I bet she knows like, two p
two positions max
“Her poor husband probably wanted out before the honeymoon was over.”
over.“]]
Everyone lost it laughing, and then after this awful pause, Jake’s voice cut through:
“Yeah, pretty much.”
Those three words sucker punched me so hard I couldn’t breathe. Ice shot up from my feet straight to my heart.]]
So he’d been done with me all along.
Ithrew
my head back, swallowed the tears, and dialed a divorce attorney.
Got home to our pathetically empty house and just sat there staring at nothing. Then I wandered into Jake’s room like some kind of masochist
We’d been doing the whole separate bedrooms thing for two years now–basically glorified roommates who split the mortgage
om was pristine. No surprises there
His room
I was about to ball when this fancy Little gift box on his desk caught my eye-
Jake wasn’t exactly Mr. Romance–besides my engagement ring, the guy had never bought me so much as a coffee.
Curiosity killed the cat, so I popped it open and just… froze.
It was that Tiffany necklace I’d been stalking online for months but couldn’t justify dropping two grand on
Even more stunning in person
And then it hit me like a brick–tomorrow was my birthday.]
I ran my fingers over the necklace, watching it catch the light and throw off these gorgeous sparkles. For a hot second, my resolve started wavering
The lawyer texted asking if I could meet tomorrow to go over everything
After staring at my phone for like two seconds, I typed back: “Let’s do next week instead. No rush”
Jake didn’t stumble in until one AM, absolutely wasted, wrapping me up in this sloppy hug while fishing a greasy bag from his coat.
“You didn’t eat dinner. You know you get hangry as hell.“[
I sighed and took the In–N–Out bag, steadying his drunk ass as we headed to his room.
Right after I turned off the lights, his phone suddenly lit up.
Video message from River. Something made me grab his phone and unlock it
What I saw made my blood turn to ice
JEK
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