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Chapter 19

The family dinner was strained, with everyone eating in uncomfortable silence.

Having nothing to say to her family. Thalia retreated to her room early. Spotting the gift box on her desk reminded her she still hadn’t given Asher his watch.

She called him.

“Asher? Remember that gift I mentioned? Are you at the estate? I could bring it over.”

“I am.”

“Perfect. I’ll be there shortly.”

Meanwhile, at Drake’s penthouse….

When Drake and Sienna entered, Rosa looked past them expectantly. “Mr. Ashcroft, isn’t Miss Winters with you?”

Drake frowned. “She’s not here?”

“She hasn’t been home for days, sir. I thought she was with you.”

Suddenly uneasy, Drake took the stairs two at a time.

In Thalia’s room, the transformation was stark. Her vanity was stripped bare–no cosmetics, no skincare products. The personal touches that had made the room hers were gone.

He yanked open the closet. Empty.

Every trace of Thalia had vanished, leaving the room as pristine as before she’d moved in.

Drake’s breathing quickened. He shouted down to Rosa: “When did she move her things out?”

The housekeeper flinched at his tone. “The room was empty when I came to clean the next day. I thought you knew…

Drake’s fists clenched as he pulled out his phone. The call wouldn’t connect–he’d been blocked.

He immediately called Celine. Thalia had few friends in New York: Celine had been closest to her.

Time Gold Cheer

seen her. Let me try messaging

“She’s

Drake froze.

it together.

mean you’ve broken

question stunned him.

Break up?

words that night–about never wanting

anger.

blocked him, he’d assumed she was just sulking, waiting

of every possession? Was that

her arm through his. “If you’ve broken up, let’s respect

panic had transformed into

Thalia thought she could just walk away

she lasted. Ten

let her stew for a

he was perfectly fine

sounds good. Where would

colors at

Glacier National Park.

sound so familiar?

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to go there during fall

“Everything’s crowded during holidays. What’s

break now. His instinct was to refuse, but thinking of

“Montana sounds perfect.”

despite watching TV with Sienna, he made an excuse to leave.

didn’t press him. She understood he needed time to adjust

course. I’ll be

Drake called

Chase and

usual private club, Chase greeted him: “Just you? Where’s

odd look. “Why

“Uh…” Chase floundered.

“Thalia’s my girlfriend.

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