Chapter 2:

Shattered Trust

I checked my phone for the tenth time. Nine thirty. Ethan’s last text said ten more minutes, but that was almost an hour ago. The rain was coming down harder now, drumming against my window like impatient fingers. I couldn’t sit around anymore. If he wasn’t coming to me, I would go to him. Surprise him. Show up in this dress and make tonight happen.

I grabbed my coat but didn’t bother buttoning it. The black dress underneath was all that mattered. My heart raced with a mix of nerves and excitement as I called a cab. The driver kept glancing at me in the rearview...