I didn’t even want to know what that meant. But I could see the lines of pain around his eyes when he talked about her. I tried again. “You were going to marry her. That has to mean something.” The words were barely louder than a whisper. And in a way, I felt betrayed for my sister. My mind couldn’t wrap itself around the fact that she’d been willing to give up her life for this man. “She was an actress…”

“Yeah, that shit was gonna stop as soon as she said ‘I do.’ Too high profile. It was my mistake that I thought my secrets were safe—namely the fact...