The Home-wrecker

<p>I've been faithful long enough.</p><p>I never claimed to be a good man, but I've always done what was expected of me. </p><p>Find a nice girl. Get married. Have children. </p><p>That was my duty as a good Christian man. </p><p>And everything was going as planned when I met Briar. </p><p>Beautiful. Charismatic. Sexy.</p><p>But marriage is hard, and after seven years, I feel like I'm failing.</p><p>Then, a figure from my past enters the picture. </p><p>Dean Sheridan is cocky and charming. When this twenty-six-year-old needs a place to stay, I should turn him away-especially after I notice the spark between him and my wife. But I don't.</p><p>When I pressure him about his relationship with Briar, he does the last thing I expect.</p><p>He dares me. </p><p>He thinks he can take what's mine.</p><p>And if it's a challenge he wants, it's a challenge he'll get.</p><p>What started as a game becomes so much more. </p><p>Between them. Between us.</p><p>This isn't how normal couples behave. </p><p>The games we're playing are dangerous. </p><p>And the roles we're playing are far more. </p><p>But God help me, I can't seem to stop.</p><p>What we're doing is wrong, but it feels so right, and before long, I don't recognize the good husband I used to be.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>