CHAPTER TWENTY SIX : Little Trouble
~Zella's POV~
Brynn's expression didn't move for a second.
Then — "When did you two get so close?"
The question landed in the middle of the room like something dropped from a height. I opened my mouth. Nothing came out. My brain, which had been functioning reasonably well up until this point, chose this moment to go completely blank.
Evander didn't miss a beat.
"Maybe she's finally getting comfortable." He picked up his phone from the counter like this was a perfectly ordinary conversation. "I do find myself missing her company actually." He looked at me. "Right, little trouble?"
I stared at him.
*Little trouble.*
He said it easily. Casually. Like it was something he'd always called me. Like it hadn't just come out of nowhere and landed directly
