Chapter 219

“Do you mind if we talk here?” Roman asked carefully as they entered the quiet café near where Luke and Gideon had been playing.

“No.”

That was Camilla’s only reply as she led the way to a corner table. The café felt hushed; a few patrons murmured over coffee while the scent of espresso and cinnamon floated through the air, but none of that could dissolve the tension between them.

They sat opposit