*THE DEBUT OF OUR LIES*
Flora's POV
I froze, the breath catching tight in my throat.
Arthur Sinclair didn't look like a proud father; he looked like a predator inspecting a fresh trap.
Beside me, Tyler didn't move a muscle, but I felt the violent change in him.
“Father,” Tyler said. His voice was a flat, dangerous rasp that made the hair on my arms stand up. “We were just about to head out.”
Arthur smiled—a terrifying, humorless curl of his lips that didn't reach his eyes. “I certainly hope that—”
“...and tonight, folks, we have an exclusive! Making their very first televised appearance together, please welcome the NHL’s reigning MVP, the Devil on Ice himself, Tyler Sinclair—and his gorgeous new leading lady, Flora Morgan!” The studio monitor speaker right above our heads crackled
