The Stranger in the Mirror by Liv Constantine

Author:Liv Constantine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2021-07-06T00:00:00+00:00

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Blythe

Blythe reread the last page of Jim Fallow’s report on Julian Hunter and closed the folder. There was nothing that raised alarm bells. Successful board-certified Boston doctor, married ten years, seven-year-old daughter. No criminal record, no medical malpractice lawsuits past or present, no liens or judgments, not even a traffic violation.

When she thought of all the possible pasts she had imagined Addison might have, the reality was a considerable surprise.

Addison, or Cassandra, had been married once before, for five years, she’d learned from Jim’s report. Her first husband was a man named Zane Dryer. Days after her divorce was finalized, she’d married Julian. What kind of a person got remarried before the ink was dry on her divorce papers? It made Blythe jump to the natural conclusion that she must have been seeing Julian while she was still married. Now she was doubly glad that Addison was out of Gabriel’s life. Cassandra had attended college for one year before dropping out to get married. She’d worked as an assistant buyer at Filene’s, but she quit before her marriage to Julian. She’d apparently been a stay-at-home mother until her disappearance two years before. Jim hadn’t been able to find records of any living family other than her child.

Blythe had kept her word to Gabriel; she hadn’t updated Darcy. But it was only a matter of time before word of Addison’s departure spread. Darcy was living in London now, and Blythe had received an email from her a few days before.

Hello, Blythe,

I am getting settled here and already loving London. Tomorrow will be my first day at the conservatory, and I am both excited and nervous. Gabriel may have told you that we saw each other before I left Philadelphia. I was sad to see how painful this whole thing is for him. I will always consider Gabriel a beloved friend, but I’ve accepted that there can never be anything more than that between us. You and I both hoped for something else, but that hope is firmly in the past. I would never want to be second best, and Gabriel does not deserve that either. I hope we will both find the happiness we seek. I trust all is well with you, Ted, and Hailey.

Much love, Darcy

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