Larkin gave up city life for her husband’s vast Washington ranch and spent years at the edge of a marriage he barely seemed to see. She treated Ephraim’s cold distance as the price of his ambition and told herself he was simply incapable of warmth.
Another woman proved otherwise. The husband who never had time for his wife suddenly had hours for shared jokes, private confidences, and late-night meetings. He does not cheat, but the respect and attention Larkin has starved for come easily with someone else.
She takes off her wedding band, leaves their home, and returns to Seattle to rebuild a life that does not depend on him.
Ephraim comes back to a silent house and realizes he has traded his wife for an empty empire. A billionaire’s apology will not undo the neglect. Winning back the only woman he has ever loved will demand more humility than he has ever shown.
