TESSA
Weird. Why did he leave like that?
I stood there for a second, staring after Rowan, before I realized how stupid I must look. He hadn’t even given me a proper answer.
I really thought we could talk now.
I went back to the table, plastering on a small smile, but the feeling wouldn’t shake off. It stayed glued to my chest.
“What happened?” Arden asked the moment I sat down, eyes narrowing.
“Nothing,” I muttered. It was the truth. Nothing really happened.
Owen turned too, brows furrowed. I had only recently told him that Rowan was my mate, and I still wasn’t sure how he’d taken it. He’d stared at me for a full minute like I had grown another head, then changed the topic. Now, though, he wasn’t letting me off.
“He just left you?” he asked, clicking his tongue. “Unbelievable.”
