He had only ever seen a figure on a balance sheet, and he was updating the number.

Aracely looked at the man she had married reaching for her waist with his new warm smile, and felt the last thing she had ever felt for him go quietly out, like a pilot light.

Chapter 14 — For the First Time

Damson blinked fast.

“Aracely, sweetheart, emotions are running high—”

“No,” she said, and her voice was steady and cold.