Chapter 132. We’re Getting Married

Hermes POV

My steps falter for half a second as the memory flickers through my head —

~Please don’t leave me.

The words echo so clearly it feels like they were never just a dream.

My pulse spikes.

Did I say that out loud last night?

Shit.

I force my features still, dragging my gaze to Natalya, who’s flashing her bright, rehearsed smile at them.

Natalya laughs at something Tobias says, smooth and effortless. There is no sign of suspicion. No simmering anger. No quiet, poised vengeance — the kind she’s famous for.

If she heard me mention June’s name, she wouldn’t be smiling.

June wouldn’t even be here. Natalya would’ve made sure of that.

So maybe… I didn’t say her name. Maybe I only said don’t leave me.

Maybe it was nothing.

I school my expression — neutral, CEO-like — and follow Natalya to the table, pretending not to notice how June’s shoulders stiffen when I sit beside her.

A camera flashes s