Chapter 1
Sunday, September 3, 2023
"Grace?"
That familiar voice slammed her chest. Grace's hand went to her hair—flattened, humidity-wrecked. The coffee stain across her sleeve caught the light.
Grace turned. Allie Morgan—sweat-glossed, breathing hard—stood four feet away at the Whole Foods salad bar. A damp white tank clung to her torso; overhead lights glazed her collarbones like an artist had highlighted them.
This wasn't work-version Allie. This was—
Her pulse kicked hard. Kids whined for...