Sienna’s heart stopped when she saw the hotel booking. One room. Cameron and Lucy. The business trip excuse suddenly felt like a lie. She had suspected something was off, but seeing the proof made it real.
Days later, Cameron called in a panic—his car had broken down in a snowstorm, leaving him and Lucy stuck. Swallowing her pain, Sienna took Benjamin and drove through the freezing night to find them.
On the way, Benjamin dropped a bombshell. He had tampered with his dad’s car—not to hurt him, but to stop him from leaving. The boy had sensed the growing distance between his parents and, in his own way, tried to fix it.
When they arrived, Cameron, shaken and cold, finally told the truth. He hadn’t slept with Lucy, but he had grown emotionally close to her, using their connection to escape the stress at home. Faced with losing his family, he broke down.
What happened next surprised Sienna. Cameron quit his job. He started being present—coaching Benjamin’s team, helping with homework, rebuilding what he had almost destroyed. The trust took time to repair, but slowly, their family found solid ground again.
