"So, what exactly did she do to shatter your poor, fragile heart?"
Adam turned his head slowly, eyes narrowing slightly as her question caught him mid-thought. He studied her, trying to figure out whether it was just idle curiosity driving her question… or something more layered beneath that teasing tone. But then he shrugged. It was better to have her ask questions directly than just cause misunderstandings later.
He wanted to ask what Saira had told her outside, in that brief, whispered conversation. But Melanie had danced around the question earlier with the kind of ease that only made him more suspicious. And now, with Robert Collins looming over every thought in his head, his attention had been pulled in too many directions to chase down the truth so it was better to concentrate on this.
