I pulled away from him almost instantly, fighting to keep my jaw from dropping to the floor. This revelation was so shocking that I could barely hold myself together. My vision blurred as warmth built behind my eyes, and I fought the tears threatening to spill over. I wasn’t supposed to feel like this. Fleur had already broken the news to me, and I’d tried my best to bury it deep down, but now it was staring me in the face like a cruel joke. Ambrose… He was going to marry Mavis? My sister?
I tried to say something, but the words choked in my throat. My lips parted, then closed again, sealing whatever fragile words I’d managed to gather. I was spiraling.
“What happened?” Ambrose stepped closer, his hand reaching for mine, but I instinctively backed away. The distance felt like a shield I
