The moment Ace Kane heard the question tumbling out of Fae Kane’s lips—soft, bewildered, almost accusing—his entire body stiffened with an embarrassment so sharp it pierced like a needle.
He had known she was wearing something bold tonight, something meant for celebration—the low-cut mermaid dress that wrapped around her figure in a way that drew light and attention as naturally as breathing. The pale smoothness of her skin above the neckline had been impossible to ignore; in fact, the dress revealed just enough to make any man’s mind sway.
But his hadn’t.
He repeated that to himself firmly.
He hadn’t let his mind go there.
He hadn’t entertained any of the thoughts she was implying.
So how could she think he had… poked her?
Her cheeks reddened like wine blooming through glass, and t
