Amber’s POV
I froze, my blood going cold.
I wasn’t ready yet for people to know the full truth, especially Alice, who was within earshot.
Chase wasn’t going to let this go easily though, I could tell from the way he was looking at me with wide eyes, waiting for a response.
While I didn’t want Chase to know the full truth, I knew I couldn’t flat out lie either, not without hurting Alice, who would eventually come to know who her real father was. For her sake, I had to find a way walk the line here between truth and lie, without leaning too far in either direction.
“Alice wants Julian to be her father,” I said to him, and hoped that would be enough.
“And I’d be happy to be so,” Julian said then, from across the table. I’d hoped he hadn’t been paying attention, but of course he had. He’
