Chapter 99

“How was it?”

It was fucking mistake.

I bit my lip, the flesh stinging as I chewed on it, a pathetic attempt to ground myself. I stared down at the plate of pancakes Vance had just made for me. And fuck me, they were also delicious.

"Hmm... Are you sure you made this one?"

The words slipped out before I could stop them, a petty jab wrapped in a false note of curiosity.

He was leaning against the