Jo

mug of coffee. I gave an absent-minded nod as I lifted mine to

ded to be asleep to avoid facing her.

ng up with that glint they always had when she fo

n't have a cute face anymore," a deep baritone came f

aze darted behind me. I was certain my face

I forced myself to remain composed, braci

ght actually tell his sister we'd had

nch, and I had to cross my thighs

with steel. She shrugged nonchalantly, but her eyes flicked toward me

ck surrender before he could press further. I could feel his breath

lose

to my lips, doing my best to appear

e informed you," Rhoda muttered, tur

went wrong?" he snapped, voice rising. I flinched at the harshness, the

he could very well do it without m

us thick with something unspoken. Then his gaze swept over me, deliberate and slow, his jaw tightenin

blazer and black pants clung to him with maddening precision, t

t earlier. I moved toward the kitchen island, carefully dumping my mug into the sink. I refused

e," Rhoda said, her tone softer

ded with reproach. Even after rinsi

nsion and I turned around. She stepped toward Aaron, leaning up to w

second to realize I was

and oppressive. Neither of us made an ef

etched under his eyes. For a fleeting moment, pity

lence, though my voice wavered slightly. His g

n I wanted to admit. Anger flared within me, mixed with a pang of something more fragile. I wasn'

pped, rolling my eyes in a show of indifference. A blatant lie. His dick was memorable. It

rein in my temper, "was that Rhoda probably sho

s eyes burned with something dangerously hot. He took a step to

ome," he said, his voice dropping lower.

er precision. His lips quirked into a smug smile for the briefest moment before dis

creetly adjusted my posture, trying to ma

, though his tone had softened. He took

asked, a playful sm

t a resigned sigh. "That's w

uttered something too low for me to catch before grabbing h

t was for the

s murderous just now?" I asked, raising a brow at R

d. "That's our secret. You'l

ut I did want to know. I wanted to know what made Aaro