Cordelia tore off the mask of the devoted wife she'd worn for too long after witnessing her husband Benedict's betrayal, determined to divorce without looking back. One night, drowning her sorrows at a bar, she unexpectedly ran into Nathaniel—her husband's close friend. She wanted someone to help her forget the heartbreak; he was drawn to the defiance hidden beneath her gentle facade. They clicked instantly. Distant in public, intimate in private. Cordelia believed their fling would fade quietly, but Nathaniel was already falling deeper than she ever imagined.
