Wanted by Her Lost Love

noting the disrepair and the cheapness of thefurnishings. Two cabinet doors were barely hangingon their hinges and there was nothing inside. Nofood.With a frown he stalked to the refrigerator andthrew open the door. He cursed when he saw only acarton of milk, half a package of cheese and a jar ofpeanut butter.He hastily rummaged through the rest of thekitchen, growing more furious when he found nothingmore. How was she surviving? Furthermore, whywas she living like this?He glanced back down at the check and shookhis head. There were enough zeros in the amount forher to live a good, modest life for years to come.The ink had run in several places and it wassmudged with fingerprints. But she’d never tried tocash it. Why? There were so many questions runningaround in his head that he couldn’t process them all.Did she feel guilty over what she’d done? Had shebeen ashamed to take money from him afterbetraying him?Not the best time to develop a conscience.