The house was too quiet.
The last of the guests had gone, the balloons were beginning to sag, and the faint scent of cake and laughter still lingered in the air. But the warmth of the day had faded—and all Sebastian could hear was her voice.
“Pity it wasn’t enough to keep your marriage intact the first time.”
The words scraped against his skin like glass. He stood in his study, the drink in his hand forgotten as he stared out the window. From here, he could still see the edge of the backyard—where the castle and dinosaur decorations stood like remnants of a battle that had yet to end.
The day had been perfect until Celeste walked in and did what she always did—turned joy into poison.
Sebastian hadn’t been prepared for the force of his own fury.
Not just at Celeste and her cold, calcu
