Ruth stepped out of the Mason estate and took a deep breath.
She adjusted her handbag on her shoulder, immediately regretting the movement when a sharp ache travelled through her injured wrist.
"Ow."
She grimaced and carefully shifted the bag to her other shoulder.
Whatever Caleb had planned, whatever he thought their agreement meant, she wasn't spending another day locked inside that house pretending to be his wife.
She looked toward her car.
Driving herself wasn't the best idea with her wrist.
She pulled out her phone and called Eddie.
"Get my car ready. I'm leaving."
There was a pause.
"Mrs. Mason… I "
"Is there a problem?" Ruth inquired.
"Mr. Caleb said I shouldn't take you anywhere."
For a second, she thought she'd heard him wrong.
"Excuse me?"
"He said if you need to g
