Tegan took out her phone and saw a text from Sophie, who was one of her former students. It was just two short sentences.

“Merry Christmas, Ms. Tegan. I saw your husband—Mr. Lorian. He’s at our school.”

…

Tegan was stunned for a moment. Then, she remembered that everyone in Brookedsvilleknew about it when she married Lorian, but their divorce hadn’t caused a major stir. So, it was normal for Sophie not to know.

Tegan replied to Sophie’s message, “Merry Christmas to you too, Sophie.”

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