“Uhm.”
Mackenzie swallowed hard, her throat suddenly desert-dry. There wasn’t a chance in hell she’d confess to Hunter that she’d deliberately gotten close to him in order to save her father’s company while his family surrounded them on a ranch several miles away from the city.
Desperate to buy herself a few precious seconds to think of a response, she took a large gulp of the juice she’d avoided. The sudden burst of sweet flavors on her tongue was enough to temporarily distract her from her predicament, but only for a second.
When she looked up and met Hunter’s expectant look, she knew she’d run out of time. Damn it. Mackenzie licked the front of her teeth. A quick glance around confirmed that everyone was still preoccupied with whatever they were doing, but she didn’t doubt they’d b
