Chapter 32

Alaric handed Vanessa the document, watching as she read it. She didn’t react, at least not in any outward fashion. She simply flipped to the second page and then the third, before starting over and reading the entire thing again.

“It’s dated before I married him,” she finally said, as if the date explained everything. “Though I have no idea who Chris might be.”

“You don’t know a Christine or maybe a Crystal?” he asked, figuring he might as well probe a bit deeper. “Did you know Christopher was seriously involved with someone right before your marriage?”

Meeting his gaze, she slowly shook her head. “No. Christopher never mentioned anything about a Chris. At all. But then again, he and I never really discussed our previous relationships.”

“Is it possible Christopher and Chris might have been married previously?”

Vanessa appeared shell-shocked. “It’s possible, I guess. Anything is possible at this point.” She shook her head.

“I’ll need to ask Chloe