~Theo~
The moment we stepped back into the hall, I felt the shift in the air, and the change in Karen’s body language.
She had recovered quickly from her shock, too quickly for my liking.
I kept my expression neutral, but my body remained tense, every nerve on high alert.
Karen sat gracefully in her seat, her lips curling into a knowing smile as she swirled the wine in her glass. “This is interesting,” she mused, her gaze flicking between me and Storme.
Storme didn’t react. She was always careful, always guarded. But I could feel the way her pulse had quickened, how she had subtly shifted, and how her body turned stiff.
Karen knew something, but she wasn’t going to expose us. At least not yet. She wanted to play the long game.
I clenched my jaw, my mind already working through the p
