Chapter 4 - THE LOCKED STUDY
Chaos erupted in the Caldwell estate as guests were ushered out. Ethan pulled Elena and Lily into his private study, locking the heavy mahogany doors behind them. Lily refused to let go of Elena’s neck, burying her face in the scratchy cotton uniform. "Where have you been?" Ethan demanded, his voice breaking. Elena wept, explaining how she had woken up in a charity hospital two states away with no memory, only a jagged scar on her temple. It had taken three years for the fog to clear, and another year of saving pennies to find her way back to New York—only to discover her husband was marrying her former best friend.
