DAPHNE
The message is crystal clear. She's here to stay. Not just in this house, but in Ezekiel's life permanently. The words weren't loud, but they echoed like a bell inside my chest. If she's staying, that can only mean one thing, their relationship never truly ended. He called off the engagement, or so I was told. But calling something off and letting someone go are two different things entirely.
It shouldn't bother me. I repeat that to myself like a prayer. It shouldn't matter. I don't like Ezekiel. I hate him. He tried to kill me twice, and there's a very real chance he's still plotting how to finish the job. Whatever history he shares with Harvey, whatever unresolved feelings, unfinished business, or rekindled romance, they're none of my concern.
Still, the weight of it presses in
