Kayden
This was the worst event I had ever been in in years. If it weren't for Rhys—if it weren't for the coach who practically forced us to attend this circus—I wouldn't have stepped foot in this place.
It was a disaster from the moment the first string of the orchestra played. It made me see exactly what kind of cage Rhys lived in, and more than that, it reminded me of how cruel and pathetic my birth mother truly was.
Watching Linda sit there, preening in her diamonds and lying, made my stomach turn. She was a master of performance, but now I knew the rot underneath, and it was the same rot in Richard and Rami.
They weren't a family, but just a bunch of predators with an expensive surname. The engagement announcement and the way Rhys had reacted made me realize that he had no idea what was happening; he was just hearing it for the first time.
I couldn't stay at that table a second longer while they were faking their laughter with their eyes on me.
