The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 636

The garden lights slipped through the heavy curtains, cutting harsh shadows across Luna's face.

She was like a viper lying in wait beneath the rocks, silent and deadly, her eyes fixed on the taillights of Charles's car as they split the night in two, carrying Evelyn away until both were swallowed by the darkness.

In those beautiful eyes, a storm of bitterness and resentment brewed, dark enough to devour everything in its path.

Tomorrow was the semi-final of the Sterling International Jewelry Competition.

Luna had planned this to perfection-dropping the bombshell that the kid was still alive right before the contest, just to watch Evelyn squirm. That woman she loathed with every fiber of her being.

All for this moment.

She wanted Evelyn's heart thrown into turmoil, drowning her in guilt and pain until she couldn't even hold a paintbrush steady.

Wasn't Evelyn supposed to love that kid above all else?

The child's fearful looks, the desperate cries—those were the sharpest knives, enough to tear apart whatever scraps of motherly love and resolve Evelyn had left, leaving her obsessed and frantic, incapable of thinking about anything but her child.

This was Luna's game, and she'd played every card exactly right.

But damn it-

The cold glow of her phone lit up Luna's twisted features, her fingers digging into the device.

Evelyn hadn't cracked. She was still acting calm, still getting ready for the competition.

word poisoned. She'd never let Evelyn have

number, her voice cold and sharp. "Target: Manhattan Grand Hotel, room 2808. Wait for

wreck that woman's hand. Understand? Wreck it. Make

sent a silent

up, as calm as if she'd

glided soundlessly down the hall

of the nightlight, the child looked peaceful in

gazed down, her eyes

Charlie's temple in a

twist and turn, caught in a

broke the silence,

satisfied smile curled on Luna's lips-like a

up

inton

thought,

instantly slipping

tore through

Charles

in the dark. His eyes turned cold,

screen-Luna's

hung up with Andrew, his heart still iced over from

It was true.

really were cases where,