Kai sat in his office, staring blankly at the city skyline outside the massive glass windows. The sun hung high, casting golden light over the towering buildings, but to him, everything felt dull, lifeless. It had been a week since he married Adalaine. Seven days of what should have been wedded bliss, yet there was no joy, no warmth in his heart. He should have been happy. He should have been reveling in the fact that he finally got what he wanted.
But instead, his mind kept drifting back to someone else. Delphinia.
It was laughable, really. He was a married man, and yet the image of his ex-wife kept haunting him like a ghost refusing to be exorcized. The worst part? It wasn't just any memory of her that plagued him.
No.
It was the sight of her on his wedding day. The way she had looked—her glowing skin, her full lips, the confidence in her eyes. When had she become so breathtaking? And why the hell had he only just realized it?