He frowned.
“Say that again.”
I stilled. Just listened.
I kept washing up, though I didn’t yet know what I was hearing…
I knew it wasn’t good.
I finally got out, grabbing a towel, letting the moment shift away from me and back into his world.
Because whatever that was…
It wasn’t mine to touch.
My hand rested lightly on my stomach without me thinking about it.
A small, quiet instinct.
Something I hadn’t confirmed.
Something I hadn’t said.
Something I wasn’t ready to face.
My period was late.
My body felt… different.
Off.
Changing.
But I hadn’t taken a test.
Hadn’t said a word.
Hadn’t made it real.
Because once I did…
Everything would change just like if I saidI love you.
I looked at Ares again, still on the phone, his voice low now, controlled.
And I stayed quiet.
Because some things you don’t say out loud… because once you do, everything changes.
CHAPTER 62
Zay
“They Missed”
Club Leo was loud as fuck. Bass shaking the walls, lights cutting through smoke, bodies moving like nobody had a care in the world.
I leaned back in my VIP section after a meeting with the owner, letting him know who was now collecting money from him. I had a drink in my hand, watching everything without really watching it.
