Anna's face went pale—like, dead pale—the second she realized something felt off.
Wait a sec... if he was really up to something shady, why would he drag her into it? That doesn't even make sense. Isn't illegal stuff supposed to be kept on the down-low?
She looked up and locked eyes with Julian, who had that amused glint in his light-colored eyes. Great, the guy was messing with her. Again.
Julian squinted, gave her cheek a playful pinch, and chuckled, "You're kinda silly, you know that? Always falling for whatever I say."
Fired up, Anna threw her pretense out the window. Honestly, pinch her cheeks again and she might as well start puffing up like a blowfish.
She could take a lot, but that? Nope. Boundary drawn.
She jerked her face out of his hand and snapped, "You're t
