Always ten steps ahead, remember?

Knowing that Zoren Pierson, the man Penny was married to, was the same boy she had special ties with in the past, was a shock. But the surprise quickly faded compared to the heaviness in her heart.

The information she had read about him now stirred emotions far deeper than mere sympathy.

It felt... personal.

Dragging her feet back home, Penny swallowed for the umpteenth time, but the lump in her throat remained. The thought that someone had approached Zoren, seemingly pretending to be her, caused a tight knot of tension in her heart.

God knows how much self-control she exercised just to stop herself from jumping out of that car and removing that woman from Zoren's personal space. But Penny was always mindful of the consequences, big or small, of her actions if she acted rashly.