Damian looked down at Chloe. His eyes held nothing. No pity. No hesitation.
He pulled his leg back and kicked her off.
"Go f**k yourself."
The police took her. The office fell silent, empty except for Damian.
He stood among the wreckage and suddenly started laughing, a wild, unhinged sound.
Somewhere inside the laugh, the tears broke through.
The truth had finally found him. He had lost the one person in this world who had ever truly stood by him.
Without Vivienne, he was nothing.
The cold of late autumn was in the rain that night, sharp enough to sink through bone as I stepped out of the Sterling Capital building after a long day.
Alexander stood by the car, a black umbrella in hand.
"Long night."
He smiled and opened the door for me.
I was about to slide in when movement caug
