_Author’s POV_
“Aw, what a gentleman,” Isabel commented.
Ryan took a slight bow. “See, that’s why I prefer to keep my XY chromosomes.”
“Are you saying girls can’t be gentlemen?” Isabel challenged him.
“Gentlemen,” Ryan emphasized the last three letters. “As in, men.”
“Girls can be chivalrous, too!” Isabel retorted.
Calden stood in the distance and watched them banter. Zarelle looked relaxed and happy. She was truly enjoying herself. She never smiled like that when she talked to Celina or his mother during their marriage.
The smile vanished as soon as she turned around and saw him. It was like an internal switch had been flipped. She went from “relaxed and having fun” to “alert and on guard” in a matter of seconds.
And all because of him.
The realization hit him
