“You came,” he murmured when the program ended. As a ‘proud girlfriend’ I came to hug him. Yes, I could win an Oscar for Being so in-character.
“Of course. It’s your big day.”
I made sure that his grandfather would hear it.
His eyes flickered with something I couldn’t quite place. “Yeah. It is.”
For a moment, neither of us spoke. His fingers brushed against my wrist, light and fleeting. But the touch sent a jolt up my spine, stealing my breath.
“Luke—”
“Come with me,” he said, his voice quiet but firm.
I blinked. “What?”
He tilted his head, a small, knowing smile playing on his lips. “You heard me. Come with me.”
“To where?”
“You’ll see.”
Elias chuckled beside me, but when I glanced at him, he simply waved a hand as if to say, Go on.
And against all logic—against everything I t
