After spending a month in the hospital recovering from a serious car accident

“Where are my clothes? And my shoes?”

He glanced at the closet.

“Somewhere safe.”

“Oh. I moved some things around while I was cleaning.”

“Where did you put them?”

“Somewhere safe. I’ll bring everything back soon.”

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I frowned.

“You know, I finally discovered how many pairs you own,” he said. “I stopped counting at thirty. I was afraid the number might affect our marriage.”

“Nothing’s damaged.”

Ordinarily, I would’ve laughed. Wesley had always teased me about my love of fashion. Once, he’d suggested my shoes needed their own ZIP code.

But I wasn’t laughing now.

His smile faded. “I’m sorry. Nothing’s damaged, I promise.”

He kissed my forehead and left.

Something shiny caught my eye.

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I stared at the half-empty closet, remembering Hannah’s warning. For the first time, I wondered whether the missing clothes and those mysterious women were connected.

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