Chapter 38

Vera

"You're staring at me like I've grown a second head."

I blink, realizing I've been watching Declan dissect his salmon for the past thirty seconds instead of eating my own lunch. We're at Giovanni's, the Italian place two blocks from Thorne Tower that's become our regular lunch spot when we actually remember to eat.

"Sorry," I say, stabbing at my pasta. "I was just thinking."

"About?"

About ho