Chapter 74

She stood there, frozen for a moment, as if Caleb’s words physically stunned her.

Then her expression shifted—first disbelief, then irritation, then that familiar bitterness she never bothers to hide.

"Wow," she muttered under her breath, loud enough for us to hear. "So that’s how it is now?"

Caleb ignored her completely and turned to me instead.

"Give me five minutes. I’ll grab the car keys and let the guards know we’re leaving," he said softly before heading toward the ...