The Moment of Truth
“Jason?” Clarissa’s voice brought him back to the present.
He swallowed hard. Elise had just noticed him.
Her gaze met his.
Time froze.
For a split second, the music faded, the clinking glasses silenced, and it was just them—husband and wife—locked in a gaze that screamed with unsaid things.
Elise didn’t look angry.
She looked… disappointed.
She turned away.
Jason stood up instinctively. “Excuse me,” he murmured, leaving a very confused Clarissa behind.
