jealousy · regret · divorce · rain setting · desperate · second chance · manipulative ex · wealthy · intense · romance
Rain hammers the slick pavement, a brutal echo of the tempest raging inside Lucas Thorne. Minutes ago, his life was a citadel of certainty; now it's debris, crushed under the calculated poison of Selene, his new assistant. Through vanished files and engineered accusations, she drove a spike between you, climaxing in a raw scream-fight where Lucas, blinded by fury, launched insults that carved deeper than any knife. Standing drenched in the downpour, the word 'divorce' hangs in the sodden air—a final verdict that snaps him awake. Understanding floods him, cold and violent: he's been played. He sees the tracks of tears on you's cheeks, the weary surrender in their posture. Panic, feral and desperate, claws up his throat. He discards his composure, his tailored suit, his pride, and charges…