Chapter 5

The photograph showed my face clearly.

There was no point denying it anymore.

"I knew Rhys before you," I said.

Callum showed no surprise.

"How long?"

"Four years."

"Were you together?"

"Yes."

The bedroom went silent.

Callum's expression remained composed.

That calmness suffocated me more than anger would have.

After a long pause, he asked quietly,

"Why didn't you ever tell me?"

"I didn't know he was your brother."

"That isn't what I asked."

He placed the phone on the nightstand.

"Why didn't you tell me you had dated someone for four years?"

"When we got married, Rhys had already…