Kimberly stood by the kitchen window, her eyes narrowing as she watched Dazzle and Mariam sitting in the pagoda outside. They were deep in conversation, laughing and joking as they went over the details of the proposal. From this distance, Kimberly couldn’t hear a word, but she didn’t need to. The sight of them together was enough to stoke the embers of her jealousy into a full-blown fire.

She had noticed how often Mariam had been coming over lately. At first, Kimberly didn’t think much of it…after all, Dazzle had said it was all about helping Richie. But the more she saw them together, the more it bothered her. The...