The neat, decisive signature on the page was the one he had carelessly written the day before.
In that instant, Gavin's blood seemed to freeze.
His limbs turned cold and rigid, and overwhelming terror engulfed him.
He had assumed Elise was under stress and wanted to buy another house, as she always did. That was why she had handed him a contract.
He hadn't read it. He hadn't given it a second thought.
The affection and indulgence he had prided himself on were nothing but a bitter joke.
Elise had already wanted a divorce.
Before she went into the sea, she had given up completely on their marriage—and on him.
Panic and dread overwhelmed Gavin. He tore out of the house like a madman.
Calling in every favor he had, he tracked down the bodyguards who had kidn*pped Elise the previous ti
