His to Ruin
My dad, Richard, was halfway down the length of the table, laughing heartily at something Leo's aunt had said, entirely oblivious to the fault lines cracking open beneath our feet.
And right beside me, separated only by a sliver of polished wood and a crystal water glass, sat Elena.
"You really must try the asparagus, Olivia," Elena murmured, her voice a melodic, syrupy hum that she pitched just right so it wouldn't carry across the table, yet felt deafeningly loud to my ringing ears. She speared a slender spear with her silver fork, her diamond engagement ring catching the overhead light and throwing tiny, blinding flashes of white across my napkin. "Leo tells me you're studying marine biol