Chapter 1

At the victory banquet, Ethan knelt on one knee and slipped a diamond ring onto Cassandra's finger.

The whole room erupted.

Looking straight into the camera, he said this was something he had owed her all along.

I was still in the car on my way to the party, the light from my phone screen cutting through the dark. I had planned to surprise him tonight. Five years. He had promised to make our marriage public.

When the banquet hall doors swung open, the first thing Ethan did when he saw me wasn't guilt. It was a frown.

"What are you doing here?"

I slammed the marriage certificate down on the table. "I'm taking my husband home."

Cassandra pressed herself against his chest. "Ethan, who is she?"

He pulled her closer without even glancing at me. "A delusional woman. The documents are fake."

My father shoved through the crowd and tore the certificate apart right in front of everyone.

The pieces drifted down around my feet. Ethan wrapped his arm around Cassandra and walked away.

That was the first time I truly understood how the people who are supposed to love you most can make the world decide you're crazy.