Zayne noticed the way my body tensed, then followed my line of sight to Cade standing by his car. He didn’t react, not even a flicker of surprise.
Instead, his lips curved faintly. “Make sure I don’t have to text you again like today.”
I managed a smile. “It won’t get to that. I promise."
“Good.” His eyes shifted toward Cade. “And you, start answering my calls.” With that, he opened his car door, got in, and drove off, leaving me alone with Cade.
Neither of us spoke. Cade just stared at me. For a heartbeat, I let myself look back, taking him in like a memory I’d been starving for. God, I had missed him. A part of me, the part that still loved him, ached to close the distance, to fall into his arms and pretend nothing had changed.
But another part of me refused. That part remembered th
