When Marissa opened the door, she saw her husband—same hoodie, same face—but something was wrong.
No kiss. No nickname. Even the cat hissed.
He wandered the house, asking strange questions about money that didn’t exist. Calmly, Marissa lured him into the basement and locked the door, then called the real Hayden.
Police found the intruder identical to Hayden—but he was Grant, Hayden’s twin, separated at birth. A chance meeting at a bar had led him here.
He wasn’t dangerous, just lost. Hayden couldn’t press charges. Weeks later, they found him a job and shared an awkward dinner.
Marissa wasn’t ready to forgive—but every night, when the cat curls at Hayden’s feet, she knows the real one stayed.
And so does Waffles.
