ed around. The silence from Anya's side was absolute. Her phone went straight to voicemail. Her

er. They were worried, and their worry made him angry. He

l the high-profile events, making sure they were photographed together. The tech blogs and gossip sites had a field da

out the silence of his apartment. Chloe was always there, beautiful and eager, but it wasn't the same. T

aurant. Sarah was a fiery lawyer who had never fully trusted

Sarah said, her voice low and fur

or place," Liam said, tryi

okay? What did you do to her?" The acc

his voice rising. "She's

arm. "I think you should go," she said to Sarah,

cenes? You, who climbed your way into his bed while his girlfriend was a

"That's enough, Sarah. Get out." He put a protective arm a

pity and disgust. "You have no idea what you've lost." She turned and wa

mean to me. I didn't do anything wrong. We fell in love."

ed over her shoulder, his eyes were distant. He kept replaying

dressing room. He kept calling Anya's number, listening to the dispassionate voicem

n boiled over. He sent

is childi

g to throw away eight

I'm moving on. Chlo

icial. Don't say

e a statement. Announce my relationship with Chloe Davis." He thought that if he made it public, if he showed Anya he