Dominic's POV:
Meanwhile, back in the Crown District, Dominic's life was sliding into ruin, because after the divorce he got his wish and moved in with Isla, but once a man opens the door to his appetites, he can't close it again, and when Isla's pregnancy symptoms kept her out of his bed, he readily let other, newer women into it.
At first a twinge of guilt hit him whenever he looked at Isla sleeping, but then he reminded himself they weren't legally married and hadn't even finished their wedding, and the guilt vanished. He moved obsessively from one socialite to the next, changing women so often their faces blurred together.
Late one night, after another encounter at a private apartment, Dominic leaned against the headboard and lit a cigarette, and through the curling smoke he studied
