As Alex stood in front of the door with his arms crossed and his green eyes holding an intensity that sent a shiver down my spine, I forced myself to continue to meet his gaze head on even as my fingers gripped the strap of my bag like it was a lifeline for me.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I finally said after a long moment of silence and I lifted my chin slightly in defiance as I spoke.
His lips twitched but it wasn’t out of amusement. I could see that it was something else. Something that was darker.
“You don’t?” he said slowly. “Then explain why you’ve been avoiding me all day.”
“I haven’t—”
He let out a short and humorless laugh in response. It was as if he could not believe that I was trying to deny it.
“Don’t lie to me, Sophia,” he said after laughing. “It is f**
