Silence descended between both men as they calmly analyzed the situation.
Lucian's heart raced with thoughts as he analyzed his relationship with Emily.
Lucian's heart thudded in his chest. Over the past days spent with Emily, there had always been a strange ease around her—a sense of home, of familiarity he had never questioned.
He had simply assumed it was because she had once been his online friend. But now, with Brandon's revelations echoing in his mind, that explanation suddenly felt too shallow.
His gaze met Brandon's, and the irregularities the man had mentioned replayed word for word.
Emily's face lapping with Emilie had a few similarities that a few friends had said he married her as a replacement but then the difference between them had always been clear.
And the first time Brandon met Emily, he was shaken that he had left the banquet and in order to stop him from doing something stupid he had followed him.
