I was about to end my six-year relationship because my boyfriend refused to propose.

But while packing my suitcase, I overheard him arguing with my father. What I discovered wasn’t a secret wedding plan. It was a seven-year-old girl—and a betrayal involving the two men I trusted most.

My name is Claire, and after six years with Ethan, I was tired of waiting.

I was thirty-five. I didn’t need an expensive wedding or a spectacular proposal. I simply wanted to know whether the man I loved intended to