Ivy
I should’ve known. The second Damian’s mother took his arm, her smile just a little too bright, her voice a little too sweet, I should have recognized the warning. But I didn’t. Because some foolish part of me believed we were past that. Past secrets. Past shame.
That belief shattered when she raised her glass. "If I could have your attention, please." I barely heard the rest. The words swam around me like fog thickening in the corners of my mind. "We celebrate the upcoming engagement of our son, Damian, and the lovely Madeleine Fairfax." My breath caught in my throat.
Engagement.
I blinked once, then again. I was sure I had misheard. But then I saw her, Madeleine, already wrapping herself around him, grinning like she’d won. And Damian… frozen. Like he’d been blindsided. But he di
