ON MY WEDDING DAY, MY MIL ORDERED ME TO PLAY THE SUBSERVIENT MAID FOR 30 MEN.

bank to extend his credit line.

I opened my phone.

“Not anymore.”

For the first time, his confidence faltered.

“You signed a commitment.”

“I signed a conditional term sheet. Your financial representations had to be accurate.”

“They are.”

I held up the flash drive.

“No, Daniel. They’re not.”

The color disappeared from his face.

The forged purchase orders overstated contracted revenue by almost two million dollars.

I had discovered them three days earlier.

Until that evening, I had planned to confront Daniel after our honeymoon because part of me still