Their relationship changed fundamentally following the night of their first kiss.
The shift was not overly dramatic or theatrical in its execution.
There were no grand declarations delivered beneath the chandelier lights, no sudden promises regarding the distant future, and certainly no decision to abandon the separate bedrooms they had maintained since entering the estate.
Instead, the transformations surfaced in far smaller, subtly dangerous ways.
Xaviere began openly courting his own wife, applying his characteristic determination to winning her affection.
The initial incident occurred three mornings after their journey to Evelyn's former apartment.
Zeraida arrived at her studio dressing room expecting the usual hasty meal she had grown accustomed to eating between hair styling sessions. Instead, her manager discovered a large, insulated container waiting directly beside the vanity mirror.
