I can’t breathe. I can’t think. The tension between Cade and Zane is thick, like the air could break. Everyone around us feels it, and my chest tightens.
“Let’s go,” I whisper, grabbing Zane’s arm and pulling him toward the door before anything worse happens. I can’t deal with this right now, not here, not with people watching.
“Nora...” Cade calls after me.
I don’t turn around.
Zane follows, even though I can tell he wants to ask questions. We keep walking until we’re half a block away. My heart still pounds, and my hand is shaking.
“What just happened?” Zane finally asks, his voice calm but unsure.
“Not now,” I say, not even looking at him. “Just... take me somewhere. Anywhere but here.”
He nods. He gets it, like he always does. That’s one of the reasons I used to trust him. He do
