Chapter 36 - The Morning After

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Grayson’s thumb scrolled, slow and mechanical, through the endless flood of headlines. BLACKWOOD HEIR WEDS IN SECRET CEREMONY. ROMAN BLACKWOOD AND TESSA QUINN — AN ALLIANCE OF POWER. THE HEIR AND THE BRIDE: INSIDE THE MARRIAGE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. Each headline burned hotter than the last. Every picture…..Roman’s smug expression, Tessa’s defiant poise — felt like a knife twisting under his ribs. He stopped on one photo — the shot of Roman’s hand on Tessa’s lower back as he pressed a kiss onto her lips or cheek, he couldn’t tell. Grayson’s jaw flexed. He zoomed in, his grip on the phone tightening until the screen nearly cracked. “You’ve got to be f*****g kidding me.” Across the room, Eleanor’s voice broke the silence. “Turn it off, Grayson.” He didn’t. “He’s parading her aroun

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