ARIUS’ POV
The moment her words left her lips … “I broke up with Steven”...something flickered through me. It wasn’t surprise, not really. It was a sharp, quiet satisfaction, the kind that sank deep into my chest and lingered there like a pulse I couldn’t ignore.
I leaned back then slowly walked towards a chair, then sat down, watching her. She was trying to act composed, tracing her fingers along the straps of her bag but her shoulders gave her away. She was trembling…not from fear, but from the weight of what she’d just said.
“What did he do?” I asked, voice low, as if the answer didn’t matter. But it did. It mattered too damn much.
Her eyes lifted to mine, red-rimmed but defiant. “He cheated. Again. And this time… he didn’t even try to hide it. I caught him, and he didn’t care. He d
