And now he found it too dirty to touch.
Maybe it was the airless heat trapped inside the costume, but every inch of my skin felt like it was being scorched alive with nowhere to hide.
So this was how obvious love and its absence could be.
When he loved you, everything about you was a treasure. When he didn't, everything about you was just filthy garbage.
The birthday party was in full swing. I stood in a corner of the crowd, my phone screen lighting up again and again.
Your divorce cooling-off period has expired...
I stared at the text message, my eyes flickering.
Finally. It was almost over.
"Prudence!"
Bertram's low voice snapped me back to reality. His gaze dropped to my phone screen.
I locked it instinctively and hid it behind my back.
But Bertram only gave me one long, unreadable look before speaking.
"Alexis wants to go to Subzero for a bit. You're coming with us."
Subzero. The most exclusive club in the city.
"You two go ahead. I'll just—"
I caught the utter indifference in his eyes and silently mocked myself for the panicked way I'd hidden my phone.
I should have known by now. He would never care.
But before I could finish, his cold voice cut me off.