The Girlfriend Proposition

Even Maeve, who had been pretending the whole time, couldn't help but be taken aback.

"Make it real? For real? Hey, Mr. Thorne, you're not actually in love with me, are you? I could consider it." Maeve deliberately put on an expression of surprise and coyness.

She didn't believe that Kael could have fallen in love with her after just a few days of being together. There had to be another reason.