“What the hell is wrong with you?” Mason demanded, his breathing heavy as he stared at me. “Why are you behaving like this suddenly?”

“Suddenly?” I muttered the word, the absurdity of it tasting like ash in my mouth. “How is any of this sudden to you, Mason?”

I quickly sniffed, fighting back the burning tears that threatened to spill over my lashes. I refused to let him see me cry. Not anymore. This bastard. He honestly stood there believing I was acting out of the blue.

He had spent years breaking my heart, abandoning me in this cavernous house, and sleeping with every brainless model and celebrity he could...