Sloane I cleared my throat, trying my best to hide the box, but Hunter walked toward me and glanced behind me. He spotted the flowers first—I could tell before he looked back at me. “Flowers?” “Flowers? From who?” I looked at the three of them and remembered last night. I didn't want to start another fight, so I looked down at my fingers. “Nathan…” my voice trailed. “He invited me to be his plus one at the party tonight.” “The dinner party with investors?” Logan asked. I nodded; that was definitely the party. I could tell they didn't like it one bit, but they kept quiet. “It's fine then,” Dean said out of the blue, and I looked at him quickly. I stared, watching their body language, but they all acted detached. “Since this is what you want… we won't force you otherwise,” Dean sai

