All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Ex-Dead Wife: Chapter 61

The words wouldn’t stop circling in my head.Last time? Digging?They echoed like unfinished sentences, heavy with meaning I couldn’t quite grasp. My chest felt tight, my thoughts scattered, as if someone had knocked the wind out of me and forgotten to let it return.“Arianna.”The sound of my name reached me from far away.“Arianna.”Hands gripped my shoulders. Damian.I startled, sucking in a sharp breath. “Yes—sorry. I’m here.”“I’ve been calling you,” he said, eyes sharp, searching my face. “You spaced out.”“I’m fine,” I said too quickly, forcing a smile that felt painful. Lie. You’re not fine, I screamed internally, but when I opened my mouth. “Just… thinking.”“What was that text about?” he asked.I laughed, light and careless, and slipped my phone into my purse. “Just, Emily. She loves pranks.”His gaze didn’t soften. If anything, it grew more focused. Like he was peeling back layers, deciding which ones were real.He opened his mouth. “You…”But the door opened, just then.Vi