Chapter 8

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Back home, I threw myself straight into my work. My coworkers said nothing about the canceled wedding, just left mugs of hot coffee on my desk. I stayed up three nights in a row analyzing data, and finally spotted a pattern no one had seen before, one that would push our whole project forward. The director promoted me to lead researcher on the spot. When I left for the day, security was stopping a man at the gate. I looked closer and almost didn't recognize him. Caleb was gaunt, his suit hung loose, his eyes dark and circled, his face unshaven. Nothing like the sharp, successful lawyer I'd known. My mom had told me what happened. After I left, he lost a major case and was demoted. News of his affair spread fast, and clients dropped him one by one. Seraphina was exposed for seeing seve

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