Chapter 286

Denera sat in the dimly lit room, a half-empty glass of liquor in her hand, its amber contents catching the faint glow of the overhead lamp.

She took occasional sips, her lips brushing the rim of the glass, but the burn of the alcohol did little to numb her racing thoughts.

The silence of the room was oppressive, broken only by the faint clink of the glass as she set it down on the table beside her.

Rhys’s words haunted her, echoing in her mind with a cruel persistence: *“I need time to myself.”* No matter how much she drank, no matter how hard she tried to push those words away, they clung to her, refusing to be drowned out.

She clenched her jaw, gripping the glass tighter in frustration.

“Damn you, Jason,” she muttered under her breath, her voice low but venomous.

It was Jason who had caused this. Jason, her brother, whose reckless actions had shattered her marriage and driven a wedge between her and the one person she could truly call her partner.

Rhys wasn’t blameless—he had
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