The Poolside Betrayal That Made An Entire Subdivision Stop

Marissa had given it to her herself. That was the part Marissa would replay later. Not the pool. Not the bikini. The gate code. Betrayal rarely kicks the door in. Sometimes it waits for you to hand it a key and call that kindness.

Marissa had met Vanessa the same week she and Caleb closed on the house, three summers earlier, when Vanessa showed up unannounced continue reading …