When Vincent learned I was leaving Bellgrave, his eyes followed me everywhere.
"Come back to Solmere Isle. Didn't you always love that villa overlooking the Cobalt Sea? I've already had someone..."
I cut him off.
"Vincent, do you really think I'd leave with you?"
Lily might have been acting under Edward's direction at first, but Vincent had still cheated, moved straight into another relationship, and pushed me out of his life.
And Lily had already fallen for him for real.
When she heard me, she took my hand and smiled.
"Cheryl, when Vincent and I get married, I'll make sure you get an invitation to St. Adrian Cathedral."
Vincent's breath caught.
He stood half in shadow, and there was no smile in his eyes.
What I saw there was unmistakable loss.
"We'll see," he said. "Marriage su
