Grayson’s thumb scrolled, slow and mechanical, through the endless flood of headlines.

BLACKWOOD HEIR WEDS IN SECRET CEREMONY.

ROMAN BLACKWOOD AND TESSA QUINN — AN ALLIANCE OF POWER.

THE HEIR AND THE BRIDE: INSIDE THE MARRIAGE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING.

Each headline burned hotter than the last. Every picture…..Roman’s smug expression, Tessa’s defiant poise — felt like a knife twisting under his ribs.

He stopped on one photo — the shot of Roman’s hand on Tessa’s lower back as he pressed a kiss onto her lips or cheek, he couldn’t tell.

Grayson’s jaw flexed. He zoomed in, his grip on the phone tightening until the screen nearly cracked. “You’ve got to...