I hung up the phone and was just about to head upstairs when Sebastian grabbed my arm. "Veron, we need to have a real talk." Exhaustion weighed heavily on my bones. "What's left to talk about between us? I'm dead tired. Let's just drop it." But he refused to let go of my hand, all but dragging me over to the sofa and forcing me to sit down. "Veron, the only thing you're upset about is Delia, right? I'll fire her first thing tomorrow morning. She'll never show up in front of you ever again. We've been together for so many years, been through so much. Now that Rosalie and Dominic are gone, I don't want to lose you too." He crouched down in front of me, his eyes rimmed red. "I know I messed up before, did a lot of messed up things that didn't take your feelings into account. But that's

