Penelope opened her mouth, determined to ask Luca exactly what he meant. The words remained unspoken when he glanced towards her again and she caught a glimpse of the look in his eyes. Her heart raced, needing no explanation as to his meaning. Her gaze was drawn to his lips that curved into a smile. Swallowing hard, she looked away. She was setting him free. It’d be madness getting involved when he planned on leaving the moment the curse was broken. It took her a moment to realise she was twisting a strand of her hair between her fingers. She let it go.
“You’re uncomfortable again.”
There was no point in denying it so she remained quiet, continuing to do so for the rest of the drive. When they pulled up in the driveway of a large house, she checked the time and saw it had only taken the
