I Fell Where His Love Favored Another

Half a month into our cold war, I, Claire Parker, found an abortion procedure slip tucked inside Daniel Carter's suit pocket.

The patient's name belonged to the fragile little childhood sweetheart he had always protected so fiercely-Sophie Bennett.

I folded the paper calmly and slipped it back where I had found it.

Daniel noticed the movement immediately. His eyes flicked toward me through the rearview mirror, resignation coloring his voice.

"What are you overthinking now? Sophie was just keeping a friend company at the hospital. She accidentally left it there."