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back,” he added as flatly. “You cut your hair.” Both sentences were uttered dispassionately.
    It hit Kait then. This man was Lana’s husband. What kind of greeting was this? Where was the hug, the smile, the kiss? In fact, he didn’t look very happy to see her. In fact, he didn’t look happy at all. She managed to stretch her lips into a taut smile, her heart pounding so hard now that she felt faint. Somehow, she said, “Yes, I’m back. I cut my hair. Do you like it?” And she could hear how her own words sounded, tremulous and tentative and frightened.
    He gave her an incredulous look and walked back the way he had come.
    She was stunned. And as it hit her that he had just rudely turned his back on her, she began to tremble.
Oh, my God. What was this?
Had she been mistaken—or had she seen anger in Lana’s husband’s eyes?
    Kaitlin was afraid she had seen far worse.
    Had she seen disgust in Trev Coleman’s eyes?
    She fought for her composure. Wouldn’t Lana have warned her if something were amiss in her marriage?
    But there had only been Lana’s letter, most of which contained instructions for Kait. And why would Lana have mentioned anything in regards to her marriage when she had expected Coleman to be away during Kait’s charade? Kait inhaled, hard. Surely they were merely fighting—married couples had their ups and downs. But there was no sense of relief, and she simply refused to think of how cold Trevor Coleman had just been.
    Suddenly he was in the foyer again. He thrust an envelope at her. “This is yours.”
    She met his green eyes and was stabbed with breathlessness again. For a moment, looking at him, she simply could not speak. His sheer masculinity made her feel tiny and petite, small and utterly feminine, porcelain and doll-like, when in actuality she was five foot five, healthy and strong, lanky but lean and fit.
    “Sorry about the timing,” he said, not looking sorry at all. He looked anything but sorry—he looked annoyed, smug... pissed.
    She came to her senses and realized she held a large manila envelope in her hand. “What is this?” she said.
    “Divorce papers,” he said.
    And, finally, he smiled.

CHAPTER 2
    Had a bomb exploded in the room, Kait could not have been more shocked.
    Coleman turned away.
    “What?” she managed, realizing that her mouth was hanging open. And her mind began to race.
Lana’s marriage was not what she had believed it to be; Lana’s husband wanted a divorce.
    Trev Coleman did not even look at her now. “You heard me,” he said.
    Kait could only stare speechlessly at his back as he walked away.
    “I’ll take your bags up now.”
    Kaitlin turned to meet the cold and far too speculative blue eyes of Max Zara. Clearly he hadn’t missed the exchange with Trev Coleman. “Yes, please,” she whispered, still stunned. “I... need to change.”
    Zara was startled. He looked at her with surprise, his eyes no longer hard, but the speculation remained, intensifying.
    Kait bit her lip. She knew she was acting like a frightened mouse, and her sister was anything but that. She managed to clear her throat. She sent him a grateful smile. “Thank you,” she said more firmly.
    Suspicion filled his gaze. He regarded her for a moment and suddenly Kait felt certain that he sensed she was an impostor.
    He turned abruptly. More dismay filling her, Kait watched him heft her two bags as easily as if they were a pair of books and he started toward the stairs.
    Kait shifted away, leaning against the wall, rubbing her temples. Oh, God. What was she going to do now?
Why hadn’t Lana told her that her marriage was in serious trouble?
    Suddenly a new thought struck her.
Had Lana even known that Trev Coleman wanted a divorce?
    With real trepidation, she glanced over her shoulder and glimpsed Trev Coleman at his desk in a study—he had left the door ajar. He was searching for something on the desktop, apparently without success, his handsome face taut with tension, a