The latest message was a full schedule—my schedule.

Each date had a name listed beneath it.

“Alaric, when’s my turn again? The brothers can’t wait!”

“Seriously, if your wife were working at a club, I’d get a monthly membership just to book her.”

Cassian’s vulgar messages made my mind go blank. A wave of nausea hit me. Shame, fury, and helplessness surged through me like a flood.

Then a new message appeared.

It was from Calla.

“Brothers, I’m back in Canada! My brother booked out the entire Royal Club to celebrate tonight. Come join the fun—there’s a surprise!”

She followed it with a photo.

When I saw it, the world spun. My knees buckled.

It was me—a photo someone had secretly taken, doctored with humiliating edits. Scrawled across it were the words: “Obedient Dog.”

Terror gripped me. Something was horribly wrong.

With shaking fingers, I copied all the chat records, photos, and schedules to my own phone.

I was about to call the police when Alaric’s voice echoed behind me again.

“Wife, you’re trembling. Are you cold?”

He draped a blanket over me. I quickly locked the screen and slipped the phone into my pocket.

“It’s just the weather,” I mumbled. “Lately, it’s been colder.”