CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR : Alone
~Zella Pov ~
I came out of my room at eight and he was already there.
Of course he was.
Coffee made, phone in hand, the same grey shirt from.... I stopped that thought immediately. I crossed to the counter, poured myself a cup and kept my eyes on the mug while I added sugar I didn't even want.
My face needed to behave.
My face did not behave.
"Morning," he said.
"Morning."
I picked up the mug too quickly and nearly burned myself. I put it back down immediately like that had been my plan all along.
He looked at me over his phone for one second too long. Said nothing. But the corner of his mouth moved slightly before he looked back at the screen.
I hated that he found this amusing.
Brynn walked in two minutes later wearing a robe and an expression that
