Chapter 273

Harper

The way he said it wasn’t just firm, it was final, like he had already moved on from the conversation in his head and I was the only one still standing there trying to catch up, and something about that—about how easily he shut it down—pressed wrong against my chest, irritation rising before I could even stop it.

“…Okay,” I said, but it didn’t sound like agreement, it sounded tight, like I