Chapter 46

Theo studied her for a moment before shaking his head, a humorless smirk tugging at his lips. “You’ve always been terrible at lying. Whatever it is that happened here, you know I’ll find out eventually.” He took a step closer, his voice lowering. “So you might as well tell me now.”

The weight of his stare, the raw intensity in his voice—it shattered whatever courage she had left. She inhaled sharply and, in a small, almost broken voice, she said, “Sebastian kissed me.”

She felt Theo stiffen, his whole body going still, like a storm brewing in silence before it struck with full force. But he didn’t explode. He didn’t even raise his voice. Instead, his face became eerily blank. His jaw clenched, and his hands curled into fists at his sides before he slowly stepped back, putting space between them.

Camille’s breath hitched.

When he finally spoke, his voice was quiet, too quiet. “You let him kiss you?”

The sheer calmness of his tone terrified her more than