“What was he here for?”
I peeled my gaze off of Calum Reed’s retreating back and turned around to find Kyle walking towards me. His eyes were also trained on the latter with confusing intensity. My heart picked up its pace when I let myself entertain the idea that he might actually not be as supportive towards my—albeit fake—relationship. But a split second later, my head caught onto my delusions, and I immediately dismissed the thought.
“Just dropping off a gift,” I shrugged. “I don’t know what came over him.”
Calum Reed finally disappeared into his carriage and sped off, so Kyle’s stare landed on my empty hands. “Well, where is it?”
“Where’s what?”
“The gift.”
My instinctive hand found its way to the dagger sheathed at my hip, my fingertips carefully tracing the smoothness of his s
