Katie’s chest tightened, a flash of anger igniting inside her the moment she realized she had been lied to. Her eyes narrowed, piercing and resolute, and every fiber of her being pulsed with the need to confront the deceit.

“So you can be this fast when it comes to Cleopatra, you liar,” she teased between bursts of laughter, her tone light but sharp with meaning.

She cast Cleopatra a smirk, a knowing glint flickering in her eyes. “Let’s go out.”

The moment they stepped out of the car, the world seemed to tilt.

Calvin’s gaze found Cleopatra instantly and the world seemed to halt with it.

For a single, treacherous...