The photo appeared on a Thursday morning.
Aurora was eating breakfast alone when her phone buzzed with a message from Jade. No words in the message. Just a screenshot and a single question mark.
The screenshot was from a social media page she did not recognize. A gossip account with a large following that specialized in photographs of wealthy people at events and the particular kind of commentary that made ordinary things sound scandalous.
The photo was from the charity fundraiser.
It was slightly blurry in the way that photos taken quickly across a crowded room tend to be. But it was clear enough. Damian facing down Rowan with that cold level look. Aurora beside him with Damian's hand visible at her back. The angle of his body toward hers. The way she was looking at him.
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