DEA
Jane let out a soft, breathy laugh though it came a second too late to feel natural. “Wow, okay,” she said, attempting lightness to mask the fear in her eyes. “Didn’t think you’d be that serious. I was just joking, okay?”
I can’t help but grin in satisfaction seeing her look so dumbfounded. For the first time in forever, someone ditched her right on her face though it’s the second time that Arthur did it to her.
Arthur released her immediately after, letting her hand fall away as if it had never been there to begin with.
No apology.
No explanation.
No glance spared for her at all as if she’s just some insignificant creature.
He stepped back, putting distance between them with the same quiet authority he carried in everything he did. His attention was already gone from her as th
