Gilded Threats

Cleo felt her chest twist painfully as she looked at each scene. She shut her eyes, wishing she could erase everything from her sight. She couldn't help but wonder what Dominic was thinking when he brought Daphne here.

Cleo thought, 'Maybe men just hate to think about the struggles they'd endured—those days are like skeletons in the closet, something they'll rather never speak of. Back then, maybe