May

“Ha!” The laughter that came out of her mouth was loud and harsh, almost manic. I watched her laugh for several uncomfortable seconds, her body shaking with it, and for a moment I genuinely thought she’d lost her mind.

She suddenly stopped laughing. Her expression turned cold and calm, which was even more unsettling.

“I never knew a mistress could be this shameless,” she said, her voice dripping with contempt. She held up her hand, fingers spread wide, revealing a simple and elegant gold wedding ring that sat on her finger as if it had always belonged there.

“I am legally married to him,” she continued. “We are still...