As much as Cassie tried to understand whatever twisted, complicated thing existed between her and Franklin Roth, she also knew she couldn't make it look like she was hiding something from the women. Secrets had a way of fermenting, especially around alcohol. So after a moment of internal debate, she lifted her glass casually and said, as if it were nothing more than office gossip, "I told you before. Franklin Roth is my ex-husband's twin." Ocean's brows pulled together as she searched her memory. "And from what Evan said, you two aren't exactly on friendly terms." Cassie hesitated. Words stacked up in her throat, each one heavier than the last. With Tristan now legally her son, there were lines she couldn't cross, but there were also truths she couldn't keep dodging forever.

