Gideon’s POV
I had asked her for trust.
I had come to accept her apology.
And I had seen the silhouette of her embracing her lover through the curtains.
Cold fury settled into my bones as I sprinted up the last of the path and burst into the room. She was alone, now. Her lover must have fled out the back way when he’d heard me coming.
No matter, I would hunt him down after this. I would make him pay.
I cracked my knuckles and turned to slam the doors shut behind me.
Avery flinched and stepped back.
“Gideon, that’s not what happened!” She cried out.
“I saw you embracing! Do not lie to me!” I stepped across the room and grabbed her by the shoulders. I whirled her around and threw her on the sofa, pinning her down with my body.
Avery gasped, she squirmed underneath me.
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