Chapter 2Unforgotten Tides

She was clearly exhausted, but she held her head high, forcing an air of superiority.

"Ava, we're both women. Don't think I don't see through your little act," she said, her voice sharp. "Playing the magnanimous one, pushing Adrian back to me... you're just trying to make him feel sorry for you, to make him need you even more."

She took a step closer, her voice dropping to a hiss. "You just love being the other woman, don't you?"