Three Matches and the Lies We Call Love

CH. 01

Chapter 1

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Before my mother passed, she left me three matches — each one capable of taking me back in time.

I used the first match to return to the night Miller was drugged.

I knocked over his spiked drink before he could touch it. He never slept with his secretary, Scarlett.

I saved our marriage.

But then, not long after, we were in a car accident. Miller threw himself over me, shielding my body with his.

His injuries were too severe. He didn't make it.

Without a second thought, I struck the second match.

We went back to before the crash, and this time, we walked away without a scratch.

I thought I would never need the third match.

Then Miller set a sonogram down in front of me, and I went completely still.

His voice was ice. "Scarlett is four months pregnant. The baby is mine."

A ringing filled my ears. Everything felt distant, like a dream.

Miller kept talking.

"The fact that I survived that accident means God gave me a second chance — a chance to go after what I really want."

"You can keep the title of Mrs. Miller. Just stay out of Scarlett's way."