Strangers in the Night Wind

For ten years, Mia has lived in another city, working to build a career and support her husband, Eric. When she finally quits her job to come home and start their life together, she walks into a party at the house she bought—and finds a seven-year-old boy who looks just like Eric, and a pregnant woman named Claire. Eric introduces Claire as the mother of his children, and his parents hurry the boy, Leo, inside. Mia learns that everyone knew about this family except her.

Eric's betrayal runs deeper than a single secret. For years he cut their calls short, returned her gifts, and refused her visits, all while living on the money she earned overseas. Now that she has given up her career, the life he has grown used to is over. He sends her to a guest room and leaves with Claire, offering no explanation.

Standing in her own home, Mia stares at a family portrait of Eric, Claire, and Leo—framed in the birthday gift she sent him last year.