My heart raced in my chest. I could feel it pounding harder and harder the longer I stared at Gideon. He was staring back, his lips pressed into a thin line.
I couldn’t tell if he heard me say that or not. Chances are, he did. He heard me confess to falling for him.
What would that mean for us? What would he think of me?
Thankfully, both Blake and Rosalie arrived just then, breaking the tensed silence between us.
“He was here all along?” Rosalie asked me, glaring at Kael like he’d betrayed her.
“My brother sold me out.” Kael grumbled, certainly displeased.
“So, Gideon and Evelyn won?”
Kael nodded like he also couldn’t believe it.
“Damn it! I already imagined what I’d command from all of you. Damn my luck. I should’ve thought you’d hide here.”
I forced out a laugh, trying not to
