Claire's POV

I never imagined my perfect suburban life could shatter so quickly.

I have been married to Richard for six years, and mother to his two children from a previous marriage — nineteen-year-old twins, Jake and Lily. They were supposed to be away at college for the weekend, giving me the house to myself. I thought I was safe but I was wrong.

It started innocently enough. Or at least that’s what I told myself when I invited Marcus over. He was my personal trainer, he was tall, muscular, with smooth dark skin and a smile that made my knees weak. Richard had been distant for months, buried in...