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Mirabella
“What?” I cracked. “No, of course not. I do not even know who that is. Everything about Ethan and me is purely business, Cole. You have to believe me.” I lied through my teeth. I said it before I could stop myself.
It did not even make sense now that I think about it.
Cole snorted and continued on the road as if I had said nothing at all, the silence eating me whole. We pulled into the driveway of our home, and now that I thought about it, I was more afraid of walking through that front door than I had ever been before. My fingers curled around the paper bag in my lap, my knuckles white and my heart even whiter as Cole exited first. He went around the car and opened my door, standing there as he waited for me to emerge.
Alighting, I trailed behind him into the house. Col
