Two Can Play (Celeste and Dominic) novel Chapter 200

Chapter 200

“You had a one night stand?” asked.

Pat nodded. “Yes. I did not want to be the oldest virgin alive anymore.”

“My goodness, Pat! Look at you. All grown up,” I said. “I’m happy as long as you’re happy. And Pat, thank you for being there for me when I really needed it.”/

Pat waved a hand, her blush deepening. “Shut up.”

I laughed, feeling content. But just as I was about to head to my own office, my phone began to ring. I pulled it out of my purse and saw the name on the screen. Sierra. I frowned. Sierra never called me. She was shy, an introvert who kept to herself, the kind of woman who mostly communicated through text messages. For her to be calling me directly, something must be wrong.

I answered the call. “Hey, Sierra?”

But the only response I got was crying. Sobs. Heavy, broken sobs that crackled through the speaker and made my heart clench.

“What is going on?” I asked. “Why are you crying?”

“Please, Celeste,” Sierra said, her voice barely intelligible through the tears. “I need to see you. I need to talk to you.”

“Okay, okay, calm down,” I said. I thought about asking her to come to Helix, but I quickly decided it was not a good idea. Sierra was fragile, sensitive, the kind of person who needed a safe space to fall apart. And she was crying on the phone, which meant something was seriously wrong. “Tell me where you are and I will come to you right away.”

“I am home.”

“Okay. I will be right there.”

I hung up and looked at Pat, who was watching me with concern written all over her face.

“I will be back in no time,” I said, already moving toward the door.

“Everything okay?” Pat called after me.

“I do not know yet,” I said without turning back.

I drove straight to the address I had for Sierra, a small apartment complex on the quieter side of the city. I knocked on the door and found it unlocked, so I pushed it open and stepped inside.

I stared at her, the words not quite registering. What? Why do you say that?”

I knew my elder brother was an idiot when it came to Seraphine, but Felix had always been a decent guy. He had committed to Sierra, had even gotten engaged to her, and their wedding was just three months away. There was no way he would cheat. Besides, with who? Who could he possibly cheat with?

“Are you sure about this?” I asked.

Sierra began to explain, her voice breaking and reforming as she spoke. She and Felix had been together two days ago, on their way to pick out the rings for their wedding, when Felix got a call. Sierra said it was a woman on the other end and Felix had called her by name. Seraphine.

The woman was crying, Sierra could not make out what she was saying, but whatever it was, it was enough to make Felix abandon their trip. He pulled the car over and told Sierra to get down and take acab to the bridal shop, that he would be back in

no time.

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