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
