He had told her he was traveling for a routine business trip\u2014another corporate retreat, another long week away. But that night, while scrolling through their shared tablet, Sienna found something she wasn\u2019t meant to see: a hotel reservation. One room. One bed. And the name beside his\u2014Lucy Harper, his much younger colleague.<\/p>\n
Her stomach turned cold. The quiet suspicions she\u2019d tried to silence for months suddenly found their proof. The late-night messages. The sudden bursts of laughter over text. The way Cameron had started guarding his phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cSienna,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re stuck. The car skidded off the road\u2014I can\u2019t get a signal. It\u2019s snowing hard\u2026 Lucy\u2019s with me. Please\u2026 help.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite everything, Sienna didn\u2019t hesitate. Betrayal or not, she couldn\u2019t let him freeze to death. She bundled up their son, Benjamin, into the car, and set off into the white wilderness.<\/p>\n
\n
For most of the drive, silence hung heavy. But then Benjamin, his voice small and uncertain, spoke.
\u201cMom\u2026 I think it\u2019s my fault.\u201d
Sienna\u2019s grip on the wheel tightened. \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d
\u201cI\u2026 I messed with Dad\u2019s car. Not to break it\u2014just to make him stay home. I didn\u2019t want him to go on that trip with her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sienna\u2019s breath caught. Her son\u2019s innocent act, born from love and confusion, suddenly made sense of the delayed departure Cameron had complained about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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