"Stop right there, Vania! Don’t leave like this!"

Devandra’s voice echoed across the grand courtyard of the Montgomery estate. It was laced with panic and desperation, as if losing her would bring his entire world crashing down. But Vania only paused for a moment—then kept walking without looking back.

She dragged her large suitcase with trembling hands. Not from fear, but from the weight of a heartbreak too deep to contain. After years of living as Devandra Montgomery’s wife, ...