FIVE DAYS LATER

Cade had woken up pretty early so he could speak to Ophelai; for the past few days she had been gently and so stylishly evading him that they did not even cross in the hallway. She was so good that no matter how early he woke up, he would not meet her. If he had not seen her driver and assistant around, he would have been forced to believe that she had not come home every night and was just spending every night out.

However, today he had to speak to her in person because she had ignored all of the messages that he had sent to...