“Where are you coming from, Selene?”
She kept her voice steady even though her heart had already started beating faster. “Work.”
“You dont work this late.”
“I do when i have a big event coming up.”
He set the glass down and walked toward her slowly. His eyes moved over her face first, then down to the heels she was still holding.
Without asking, he took them from her hand and dropped them on the floor beside her feet. The silence that followed felt longer than it should have, and she could feel the weight of his stare even before he spoke again.
“You didn’t answer any of my calls tonight.”
“I was busy.”
“Busy with who?”
She forced herself to meet his eyes. “A client.”
Cassian’s jaw tightened. “Who were you out with, Selene?”
She stayed quiet for a moment and he noticed. The sil
