Chapter 4

Caesar must've sensed I wasn't messing around because his tough-guy act softened real quick.

"Serena, look," he began. "I'm over you bringing some other guy home, okay? Let's not fight. Once Mom's gone, I swear I'll marry you again."

"No thanks," I shot back. "You've got a kid now. Go play house with Oriel."

Three years of dating, five years of marriage—early on, it was magic, but for years, I'd been the one chasing Caesar's shadow. I was done. Exhausted.

Back when we got together, I thought he was different, not the cheating type. Guess I was wrong.

When he…