Wearing an Emerald Green Dress on My Birthday Cost Me My Husband

too hard, Elena,” he said, adjusting his collar. “A woman your age in bright green. People are going to stare.”

“Let them stare,” I said, though my voice caught slightly.

“I am not going to let a beautiful evening go to waste,” I added.

Damon laughed, a short, sharp sound. “You always take things so defensively. I am just looking out for you. You do not continue reading …