The air between us shifted the moment Victoria spoke.
“I heard something interesting this morning.”
Her eyes stayed on me.
Sharp.
Calculating.
My heart pounded, but I refused to look away.
Adrian’s grip on my hand tightened slightly.
“What did you hear?” He asked calmly.
Victoria tilted her hair.
“Oh, nothing confirmed.”
Her gaze flicked between us.
“Just…whispers.”
I forced myself to stay composed.
“Then maybe you shouldn’t believe everything you hear,” I said.
Victoria smiled faintly.
“I usually don’t.”
She stepped a little closer.
“But sometimes…whispers lead to very interesting truths.”
Adrian’s voice turned colder.
“If you have something to say, say it.”
Victoria’s eyes moved back to him.
“You’ve always been impatient.”
“And you’ve always been drama
