Inside the shop, Roman watched her retreat through the glass. "Give me a minute, Val," he murmured to the woman behind the counter, turning and walking out onto the sidewalk after her.
"Hey," he called out.
Syrene stopped in her tracks, taking a slow breath before turning to face him. Roman stood there with a smug smirk on his sharp face—one she desperately wanted to slap off.
"Send your brother home and come with me," Roman commanded.
We just spent hours together and he only dropped me off a couple of hours ago... and now he wants to hang out again? she sighed internally.
Syrene stared at him, her chest tightening with annoyance, but she gave him a silent nod.
Roman tilted his head, his dark eyes narrowing. "I can't hear you, Syrene."
"Yes," she said, her voice dripping with artifi
