AVA'S POV
“Ava?” Claire tugged at my arm, snapping me out of my trance. I turned to her and noticed she was already staring at me, a questioning look in her eyes. “I’ve been calling you for a while. You zoned out,” she said.
I stood frozen, unable to force out a word. My eyes drifted back to the man… Liam’s brother. I didn’t know why, but a part of me hoped it was all a dream… That I wasn’t standing in front of his brother. A brother I had no idea existed in the first place. Or why his brother was a s*x worker at a club. None of it made sense.
Claire looked at him, then back at me. “Do you two know each other?” she asked, her tone inquisitive.
I tensed immediately, pulling my hand away and wiping it on my jeans as I felt sweat gather on my palms. My forehead felt hot too, my body betr
