Ryan's expression froze for a moment before he softened his tone and coaxed me gently, "Gabby, sweetheart, don't make a scene."

I hadn't fully sorted out the tangled mess between him, me, and Vincent, but just thinking about how he had deceived me sent a chill through my chest, washing away all the love I had felt for him moments ago.

I used to trust him so deeply. But now, with Vincent's sudden appearance in my life, I realized that I'd been living in a carefully ...