Chapter 22

“What are you doing here?” Evie asked, keeping her eyes anywhere but on Dante.

“Evelyn, are you okay?” His voice was careful. “You look… shaken.”

She took a breath. “I’m fine.”

The lie tasted sour.

“I need to talk to you,” he said. “There’s so much I have to explain.”

“Explain?” The word came out before she could stop it.

Dante stepped closer. “I know I left the penthouse without saying goodbye,”