Chapter17: Cracks In His Family

Chapter 17: Cracks In His Family CELESTE  I was in the kitchen preparing lunch for the boys when my phone buzzed startling me. I reached for it and saw that it was a text from an unknown number. The children were upstairs playing in the game room, their laughter echoing through the house, which brought me peace but at the moment, I felt a little apprehension, a hint telling me that something was wrong. Taking a deep breath, I tapped on the number to read the message. The message was simple: Check the attachment. My finger was hovering over the screen for a moment, as I contemplated this before I finally opened the image.  The blood drained from my face as I stared at the photograph – Xenois sitting across from Sophia at what looked like an fancy restaurant.  He was wearing the same dark suit he'd put on this morning, the same tie I'd watched him adjust in our bedroom mirror. But it wasn't just seeing them together that made my stomach twist in knots. It was the intimacy of their positi