Bitter Birthday

Gemma froze mid-spoonful when she saw Gideon's message.

Gideon never did anything without a reason.

Her lawyer had already handed all the divorce evidence to the court, and the trial was set for next week.

The only explanation she could think of: he'd taken a late-night flight to Voltara to protect his name鈥攁nd the woman he cared about鈥攈oping to convince her to drop the lawsuit.

After a long pause