Simmering Tension

GENEVIEVE'S POV

I blinked, shocked by his blunt observation as heat crept into my cheeks. Eager to make him as uncomfortable as I was, I tilted my chin up. “How do you know I'm staring if you're not staring too?”

His face remained blank, but one corner of his lips tipped up, though there was no amusement behind it. He didn't answer.

Taking that as a sign that I'd managed to win the conversation, I