Thank goodness, Darius wasn’t paying much attention to me. His focus kept drifting toward Joel instead.
But my mind was elsewhere. Emris. What was he doing outside Darius’s house?
He was here last night. And now again this morning.
I needed to find out.
Lisa’s car eventually turned onto another road while ours continued straight ahead. As soon as we arrived at the company, I adjusted the scarf around my neck and took a deep breath.
Only then did I notice Darius still sitting beside me, staring.
“What?”
He blinked once and looked away. “Nothing.”
Then he stepped out of the car and opened the door for me, extending his hand.
I hesitated.
The number of people staring at us made it worse. Still, I placed my hand in his. We walked into the building together while greetings ec
