Chapter 24

• A month later
• Did Carlina feel bad about leading Michael on? Yes. Did she feel like absolute death as she downed yet another cup of coffee in an attempt to keep herself buzzed? Also, yes.
• But chasing them around the garden to the howls of laughter from the small kids was doing wonders for her mood, face hurting from smiling so much as she flopped onto the grass. Ending up dogpiled by Michael’s trio of terror as his wife watched with a grin. Carlina made sure to keep up the persona of being with family despite her newfound purpose in life.