Shattered Trust

DAPHNE

Dominic walked in, cold and calm, like he hadn’t just disappeared on me for a whole day. His eyes swept the room slowly, landing on each person gathered in our living room. He didn’t say a word. His face was blank, unreadable.

First, they landed on Beatrice, then Gideon, then Vanessa, and finally, me. His gaze was sharp and empty, like he wasn’t really seeing us, just recognizing we were th