THE BILLIONAIRE BENEATH THE RAIN
But before I could reply, his phone started to buzz on the nightstand.
He ignored it. Then it buzzed again. And again.
Finally, he sighed and reached for it. I watched as his face changed — calm melting into something sharper, darker.
“What is it?” I asked.
He didn’t answer. He just turned the screen toward me.
Headline: “Billionaire Rand Calloway’s Secret Love Affair — Artist Exposed.”
Below it was a photo of us — from last night. Me in his arms, rain falling like glitter around us. The headline glowed cruelly against the white background, and beneath it, smaller lines: