Emily sipped her coffee in the cafe near her school, her gaze wandering—until it froze on a familiar figure. Her stepdad. He wasn’t alone. His hand was clasped tightly around that of a woman who was unmistakably not her mother.
At first, Emily blinked, convinced her eyes were deceiving her. But as the woman leaned in, giggling, and kissed him on the cheek, the truth became undeniable. Laughter erupted between them, carefree and shameless. Emily’s heart pounded, her breath catching in her throat.
Should I call Mom? The question burned in her mind, but another, darker thought surfaced. No. She wasn’t going to let him escape with just an explanation. Emily would make him regret this. Slowly, a plan began to form in her mind, one he would never see coming…