Chapter 2: She Made Him Promise
Part 2 ⬇️
I stood in that hallway for what felt like forever, not breathing, not moving.
Then I heard his grandfather laugh — warm, surprised.
"Well, I'll be.
She really did it."
"Finished last month," Ryan said.
"She hasn't told anyone yet.
Not even Vanessa."
My fingers tightened around the bottle.
*She.* Still no name.
I pushed the door open just enough to see Ryan holding his phone toward his grandfather, the screen glowing between them.
I couldn't see what was on it.
But I saw his grandfather's face — proud, almost emotional.
"You should tell your wife," the old man said quietly.
"She deserves to know."
Ryan shook his head.
"Not yet.
Claire made me promise."
There it was.
Claire.
I stepped back before either of them could turn around.
My legs felt like they belonged to someone else.
Claire had asked Ryan to keep a secret from me.
And he had.
For how long, I didn't know.
But the way he said her name — easy, comfortable, like it was something he'd been carrying for a while — told me this wasn't the first conversation they'd had that I wasn't supposed to hear.
I walked back to the garage and stood there in the cold with the wine I no longer wanted.
What exactly had my sister asked my husband to hide from me?
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