Chapter 36

Maeve’s POV

Lucas’s hand gripped my thigh, his thumb tracing small circles against the fabric of my jeans.

“Mae, relax. I’m here with you.”

I cracked my neck a little to meet his eyes.

We were en route to New Orleans, chasing down the reason my dad and stepfamily had been blowing up my phone all week—endless calls, texts demanding I “come home” like I owed them my presence.

Lucas had flat-out ref