The room temperature dropped the moment Kade said those words. He leaned away just a little to look me in the eyes. His eyes showed no jest. They reflected nothing but a promise that he would truly do such a thing. Who was this man? I was more than sure this wasn’t the Kade I had known and married years ago. It felt like he was a completely different man. I froze as he clipped a few strands of my hair behind my ear. “I bought you a new set of clothes. Use them,” he said with his usual tone of voice and finally releasing me from his grip. “They are in your closet.” He leaned down and kissed me on the cheek before turning his back on me. I watched him grab his gloves from the floor before he opened the door and was about to leave. He stopped. “When will you start working in the hall?

