Daniel stayed silent on the line.
Regina waited.
One second.
The silence stretched, thick and heavy, like a blade hovering just above skin. She imagined him on the other end...jaw clenched, eyes calculating, ego bruised. The thought made something sharp and reckless bloom inside her chest.
She smiled.
“Yeah,” she muttered, more to herself than to him. “Let him f*****g rot.”
She ended the call.
The phone slid from her fingers onto the passenger seat as the car sped through the city lights. Regina leaned back, heart racing, adrenaline buzzing hot under her skin.
“I’ve probably spent all his life savings anyway,” she whispered with a bitter laugh. “Serves you right.”
For the first time in a long time, she felt dangerous.
Daniel stared at the screen long after the call ended.
Then h
