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Maya was pretending to be asleep when the bedroom door creaked open late that night. A cold sweat broke out across her forehead. He was in the room. She felt the mattress dip beside her as he settled onto the adjacent bed. This was the second night of their marriage. He hadn't come to the room on the first. She had been praying he wouldn't come tonight, but her prayers had gone unanswered. Suddenly, she realized Sebastian, lying beside her, had taken off his clothes. In the dim...

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Shivani Mehra

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Lost in thought, Maya picked up a dumpling and put it in her mouth. Dumplings were her absolute favorite, but now she was just eating to fill an empty stomach. No matter how perfectly they were made, the flavor was lost on her. Sophie’s gaze kept drifting to Maya’s face. She felt a painful pang of sympathy for her friend. Suddenly, an idea struck her. “Maya,” she asked, her voice gentle, “is it possible Sebastian is seeing someone else?” Maya, who had just picked up another dumpling, felt a...