Chapter 43: Dinner

The thick silence that hung between Dominic and Serena in the living room was suffocating, the weight of their unspoken words hanging in the air like smoke.

Serena’s mind raced, still buzzing with the bitter exchange they’d just had. She could feel the remnants of anger, of frustration, and something deeper.

Something cold and almost… terrifying—swirling in the space between them. And then, as if