Delilah's thoughts drifted back in a flash, spiraling into a memory buried deep in the past.
So many years had slipped by that she could barely recall why she'd ever uttered those words.
All she remembered was that she and Gavin had only been engaged for three short months. The summer heat was so suffocating it felt like a thick, wet blanket pressing down on her.
Even inside the Vance family villa, the air was heavy and stifling, and all she wanted was to escape to the group's exclusive high-end summer estate.
But after the engagement, she couldn't set foot in any of the family's private retreats without the old master's nod. And during that sweltering stretch, the estate was occupied by a few of the old man's companions, so she was completely locked out.
When she got home, she poured
