Love Buried in the Past

Isabella Waterlow, the queen of New Ark City's elite and a wife famed for her boundless devotion, has always lived in the headlines. To mark my birthday, she spared no expense—every firework that burst across the night sky and every rose blooming in the city was hers.

Beneath the riot of colors that lit up the heavens, Isabella leaned in, her delicate frame rising on tiptoes, her lips brushing against mine in a kiss as soft as a whisper.

“Darling,” she said with a gleam in her eye, “I won’t let you envy any man.”