Ethan POV

The moment I walk out that door, everything changes.

Grace moves to another guest room that same night. I hear the servants whispering about it—hushed voices that go silent the second I appear. She doesn't ask permission. Just moves her things while I'm in a meeting and that's that.

The next morning, she doesn't come to breakfast. When I pass her in the corridor, she looks right through me like I'm made of glass, then turns and walks away before I ...