Chapter 145: Conflicted

Sloane

For a few seconds, she looked away from me, not even knowing what to do with the hand that she'd pulled away from mine.

Then, she shifted on the couch, smoothing her skirt like it suddenly bothered her.

“No,” she said lightly. “And I’ve never heard that name before.” She got up a little too quickly from her seat. “I’ll make us some tea.”

I watched her head towards the kitchen in a hurry