Liam’s gaze hit me like a slap.
Sharp. Cold. Furious.
For a second, I forgot how to move, and how to breathe. I was still bent slightly forward, Mason’s hands on my waist, my body caught in the rhythm… until It wasn’t. I straightened so fast I nearly stumbled, heat rushing to my face as I pulled away like I’d been caught stealing.
But it was too late.
Liam had seen everything.
His jaw ticked once. His eyes blazed through me, as if I’d betrayed him.
Which was absurd. We weren’t together. He wasn’t mine.
So why did I feel like a wife caught cheating?
My pulse thudded hard in my ears. Mason, ever smooth, didn’t make it awkward. If he noticed the sudden change in the air, he gave no sign. He just leaned in and whispered near my ear, “You good?”
I nodded quickly. A lie.
“I need some w
