For the first time that evening...
Caleb's expression changed.
His jaw hardened without warning. He shoved her backwards.
Ruth stumbled but managed to catch herself against the edge of the table.
"You think you've become brave?"
He walked to the cabinet, picked up a thick file, and tossed it onto the coffee table.
It landed with a dull thud.
"Read it."
Ruth looked down.
Her heart sank.
It wasn't divorce papers.
Across the top of the document, bold letters read:
Cohabitation AGREEMENT.
She slowly opened the first page.
The smile disappeared from her face as she read the clauses.
She wasn't returning as a wife.
She was returning as someone who would live under Caleb's rules.
Every line stripped away another piece of her freedom.
Her fingers tightened around the papers.
"Wh
