The ride back to the Atkins mansion was suffocatingly silent, the weight of everything pressing down on me like an iron shroud. My mind buzzed with exhaustion, but one thing stood out above the rest. Sarah’s screams still ringing in my ears.
“What do you mean you’ll leave me here?! We’re already married! We’re supposed to live together!”
I turned to her, my gaze cold, unfeeling. “You’ll leave once we’ve rescued Grachelle, Sarah. Didn’t you read that clause in the contract?”
Her face twisted in shock and fury. “What?! Why didn’t you tell me you added that clause?!”
Theo let out a quiet, satisfied smirk. “Not our fault you didn’t bother reading everything before signing.”
Sarah’s hands balled into fists, her whole body trembling with rage. “You evil son of a bi—”
“Between the two of us
