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“You look beautiful,” he murmured, close enough that his cologne—the same one he wore to their secret hotel meet-ups—wrapped around her.

Lena thought of the forum. Of LostAndFound . Of the 147 other strangers who had called her a monster, a coward, and—a few of them—a survivor of something she hadn’t named yet. cheatingsis

Lena watched Jake slip the ring onto Mia’s finger. Mia beamed. And in that moment, Lena understood the difference between her and her sister. Mia believed in love. Lena believed in being wanted. “You look beautiful,” he murmured, close enough that

“A technicality.” His hand brushed her lower back for half a second. “The plan hasn’t changed. Give me six months. I’ll leave her. We’ll go to Portland. Just like we said.” Of the 147 other strangers who had called

Inside the church, the organ started. Lena slipped into the back pew just as Mia began her walk down the aisle. Their eyes met for a second—Mia’s full of happy tears, Lena’s full of something else. Guilt. Fear. A sick, thrilling secret.