My fingertips trembled. Pain spread from my chest, crawling into every vein.
The waiter approached for the eighth time.
“Miss, the guests who reserved the next table have arrived. Would you like to…eat?”
I forced a smile.
“No. Please throw it away for me.”
I would never wait for someone who wouldn’t come.
Loyalty that had to be begged was never mine to begin with.
I stumbled out, the pounding bass from the bar rattling my bones, each beat stabbing into my abdomen. Still, I pushed forward. I had to see.
To see what filth lay beneath the skin of the man I had loved for five years.
Because sometimes, only betrayal witnessed with your own eyes can finally kill a love.
Through the glass of the private room, I saw her.
Althea lounged half-naked, only a lace bra sliding down her shoulders. Evander’s brother whistled.
“Didn’t know you were hiding such talent!”
Althea shot back, smirking.
“Go to hell. Don’t eat grass near your own burrow. You looking for death? I’ll have my boy beat you bloody.”
Laughter erupted.
“Yes, yes, that grass belongs to Evander. I wouldn’t dare. Last time someone teased you, Evander nearly broke their legs!”