"What?"
Nathaniel shoved Eric aside, clutching the counter with both hands to steady himself.
"There must be some mistake! Audrey is my wife, the wife of Bennett Group's CEO. Everyone in Northvale knows this! What do you mean she's divorced?!"
They had grown up together. Her first word had been "Nate," her first steps taken with his support, her first kiss shared with him, and he had been her first lover.
They had been part of each other's lives for as long as they could remember. Every birthday wish he'd ever made was to marry Audrey. Even after meeting Lily, who stirred his desires, he had never considered divorcing her.
'In this life, the next, and every life after, Audrey can only be mine. How could I ever agree to let her leave me? Lies. It has to be lies.'
His eyes were bloodsh
