After the banquet, someone organized an afterparty.
Sebastian and Vivienne were invited.
Vivienne thrived in that kind of setting. She loved parties, and she knew exactly how to work a room.
She couldn't have been more different from Elara.
Elara had always preferred quiet. Even when she was a stay-at-home wife, she never gave up her love of books.
Part of the reason Sebastian had been drawn to Vivienne was that Elara had started to seem too dull to him.
But now, watching Vivienne sway on the dance floor, Sebastian felt an inexplicable irritation.
He kept checking his phone, yet there were no calls and no new messages.
"I told Reid to bring her back, but why is it taking this long?"
Unable to wait any longer, he dialed the number.
The line was busy.
"What's going on?"
Frowning,
