A Lancaster Summons

Daphne’s POV

I knew something was wrong the moment Raina walked out of that restaurant and didn’t look back.

She didn’t slam a door. She didn’t raise her voice. She didn’t threaten me or humiliate me the way I half-expected her to. She just stood up, said her piece with frightening calm, and left me sitting there with my insecurities laid bare on a polished tablecloth.

I went home unsettled.

My mo