The Wife He Threw Away for His Brother's Widow

"Dad, I've had enough. Since I'm nothing but a dirty secret, a 'homewrecker,' then I'll step aside and let Dustin Delgado have his sister-in-law."

My knuckles were white around the phone. My voice trembled, but I finally said it.

"I always told you that bastard wasn't worthy of you." A sigh crackled through the speaker, followed by my father's low, steady voice. "It's not too late to leave him. I'll come get you right now."

His words loosened something wound tight inside my chest. I wiped the tears from my face. "Give me a week. I need to wrap things up here."