“I can’t believe I was dumb enough to think that my husband, a man I’ve known since college, could do this to me. What’s even more astounding is that right under my nose you used that information against me and jeopardized Mina’s happiness. Here I thought Mina has been just as important in your life as she has been in mine.”

Robert’s stony expression started to slip, and Raj felt black joy spark to life inside of her. Focusing on him with her usual intensity always made him uncomfortable.

Good, she thought.

Other than the stress lines around his mouth, though, Robert appeared polished in his custom-fit tuxedo. His nails were neatly manicured and diamond cufflinks winked at his wrists. His angular jaw was clean-shaven, and he appeared the epitome of a wealthy gentleman.

“Did you really expect me to continue acting as your chief legal officer after you served me with divorce papers?”

“Of course not. I also didn’t expect you to stab me—your friend, wife, and colleague—in the back. How could you do this after all we’ve been through together? How could you steal information from my office and purposely use it to hurt me?”

He rolled his eyes, something that Raj knew he did to piss her off. “You mean how could I go to the biggest technology company in the world, a company that would pay me twice what your midsize security staffing company is paying me, and accept a position?”

Raj crossed her legs and the slit in her black velvet gown parted to reveal bronzed, shimmering skin exposed to midthigh. Her hair was styled in barrel curls that draped over one bare shoulder, to match the vintage Dolce. She worked hard to show everyone that she was okay. That she was better than okay. Then she received Mina’s text.

And damn Robert for shaking her cool right before she had to make a public appearance.

“You’re a thief and a liar,” she said as calmly as she could. “And I would make you suffer, if that didn’t mean spending more time in your presence during a drawn-out divorce.”

Robert pressed a button on the panel above his head and the privacy glass quietly raised behind him to block out their driver. “You know I hate threats. Raj, you’d do the same exact thing in my position. You keep secrets all the time. Hell, how long did it take you to confess to Mina about my new job? See? You even lie to her.”

Because his accusation hit home, Raj felt herself stiffen even more. “I keep secrets because I’m in the business of keeping secrets. But I don’t tell lies. Especially to those people in my life who have my loyalty. That used to include you.”

“You’re the one who asked for a divorce, and you’re talking loyalty?”