_Kael’s POV_
Dinner with Roxanne.
If you had told me just a few weeks ago that those four words would feel like a punishment, I would’ve laughed. She had always been the one everyone expected me to end up with. She was beautiful, confident and desired by all. I had truly loved her with all my heart. But tonight, as I sat behind the wheel of my black SUV, parked outside her house, I felt nothing but dread.
I messaged her earlier. "Dinner tomorrow at 6. I’ll pick you up."
She responded within seconds. "Can’t wait!", followed by a string of heart emojis.
My stomach twisted. It should’ve made me feel something. Anything. Instead, all I could hear was the echo of her voice from the night before. Her voice which had been filled with betrayal.
“You think Kael suspects anything?”
“No. He i
