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“Maren, honey, are you sure he cheated?”

“Maren, Carlton has always been such a gentleman. Maybe there’s a mistake.”

“Maren, sometimes men don’t think things through. Are you sure you can’t forgive him?”

“Maren, maybe he will forgive you for this and you can get him back.”

At this statement, I almost threw up in my mouth, but I kept my cool, waiting for the question. My patience paid off when one of her coworkers asked.

“Maren, how did you find out?”

Ding! Ding! Ding! There it is…

Maren squared her shoulders and gave me the briefest glimpse, then started her spiel.

“I had suspicions for a while, a feeling I couldn’t shake. He was acting differently. One day, I came across an anonymous group online that helps women in my situation. They were professional, discreet, and provided me with the information. They also warned me that there may be nothing to report, and I prayed they were right. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. It was gut wrenching, but I had pictures, audio clips, and fool-proof evidence Carlton was cheating. There was no choice but to confront him.”

The room was silent, mouths hanging

open at her confession. I stood back, watching the expressions on some of their faces, and saw blatant curiosity. Finally, the question came.

“What was the name of this group?”

“Trixsters Anonymous.”

In that minute, the seed was planted. All we had to do was wait.

Now, as she responds to our first potential client, the jitters start to dance in my stomach.

She turns the screen to me, showing what we drafted as our initial contact response.

Dear Suspicious Fiancée,

Trixsters Anonymous is a completely confidential group that specializes in a variety of services.

Most of our clientele come to us when they have strong suspicions of infidelity and don’t have the resources to uncover the proof. Our main goal here at TA is to research these concerns and provide information for our clients.

Our methods are never disclosed; however, any evidence, if found, is turned over to you privately.

We have implemented a strict code of privacy in order to protect ourselves and our clients. If you are interested in retaining our services, we have a few guidelines you must adhere to.

NDA to be signed by both parties.

All information provided by clients will be contained in secure, protected files. Encryption programs have been put in place to ensure complete anonymity.

Payments will be made via wire transfer.

All correspondence between TA and clients will be done electronically. We highly recommend opening a separate email account with strong password protection. If interested in retaining our services, please respond to {[email protected]} with your direct contact information only. You will receive a confirmation email within forty-eight hours.

Thank you for contacting Trixsters Anonymous.

*Disclaimer: You are receiving this email on a protected server where only you can view. All correspondence has a high level of encryption that cannot be shared and will be deleted from the server in seventy-two hours.

“Send.” I hit the button and bump Maren’s shoulder with my own. “Now, we wait.”

“Now, we wait,” she repeats.

“What should we do next?”