Chapter 12
“I THOUGHT WE WERE CATCHING up for lunch,” I said, though I could barely hear the words over the pounding of my heart. My hands felt sweaty and I shoved them between the folds of my skirt, trying not to think about the way I felt.
“We are,” he said, not taking his eyes off me. “I just needed to make sure you were okay, after everything Oliver said last night.”
His gaze darted to Ava, and then back to me. It was like he was trying to communicate with me without words. He understood me, and as crazy as it sounded, I understood him.
I waved my hand.
“She knows everything,” I said, lifting a shoulder in hopes to come across as casual. “You don’t need to speak in code around Ava.”
A smile trembled on his lips as he swept his eyes over to my sister.
“The next High Warlock... kn
