Suspicion immediately flared in my mind. I hadn't realized it until now, but Camilla was fifteen minutes later than normal. Not a huge amount of time, but fifteen minutes talking with Zane? Alone? Clearly she'd been enjoying the conversation for it to last that long.

But I played it cool.

"No worries, babe," I replied. "I've just been diving into editing work. I didn't even notice what time it was."

"Glad I didn't worry you," Camilla said, kissing me, and then turning to my editing room. "Can I see what you've got?"

We spent the next several minutes reviewing my work. There was a lot of polishing left, but the...