Chapter 119 Stop Pretending

***Gideon***

“That’s not what I asked,” he says.

“It is,” I reply.

A beat. Trent’s jaw tightens slightly. “I’m asking,” he says more clearly now, “if you’re thinking straight.”

I almost smile. “Do I look like I’m not?”

“You look like you’re involved.”

There’s a difference. And we both know it.

I tilt my head slightly. “Careful,” I say quietly.

Trent exhales through his nose. Not backing down. Neve