t days ago. The city lights spread out below them like a carpet of fallen s

filled the car with a suffocating tension. When they arrived, he carried her luggage himsel

aster bedroom," he

eld the ghosts of their secret affair. The thought of sleeping in that be

der than she intended. "I won't be staying long. Ju

ent? frustration?-crossed his face

the bed, staring at the blank walls, counting down the days until her wedding. Eleven more days. Eleven da

tchen. The tension from the night before

ded to b

he asked, her voice deliberately casua

d to read the financial news on hi

r was an answ

It must be nice to have someone so... indebted to you. Someone

es cold. "Camille and I have

h you is compli

m her, Kennedy. She's been through eno

ar. He was protecti

y. I have no intention of getting in the way of your... c

conversation leaving a sour taste in her mouth. He had built a

e always slept on the left side of the bed, how the sound of his steady breathing had once been a comfort. Now, the silence from his room down the hall was a

itation. "There's a party tonight. At my as

e asked,

u sitting here a

in this silent apartment was suffocating. Ag

ffair filled with the city's elite. As they walked in, a woman

a familiar embrace. She pulled back and her eyes landed on Kennedy, her smi

nnedy said, her voic

Camille said, recovering quickly. "

brating the return of her rival. The humiliation was a physical blow, stealing the

se concern. "I know things must be hard for you right now,

or those nearby to hear. Heads turned. Whi

nedy said throu

o brave. I know we've had our differences, but I truly want to help."

edy hissed, her

impered, turning to Elliot, her lower l

nd Camille's shoulders. He looked at Kennedy, his eye

ting words to Camille, his head bent close to hers. The sight was a dagger to her heart. He had never shown her that ki

d for her. Perhaps he even loved her. And she, Kennedy, had only ever been a diversion

, the hope she had nurtur

stiff and robotic. She needed a drink. She needed to