Chapter 94

Mia nodded. “You can tell she didn’t expect it. Her reaction was everything.”

Stefan shifted in his seat. He turned his gaze, letting it wander to the dark horizon where the last embers of the fireworks were dying out. The letters were gone now, but his chest still felt the burn.

She never even thought it could be him.

He let out a breath, calm and controlled. Mia didn’t notice it.

She was still watching the couple, her eyes twinkling with that soft kind of envy only people pretending not to feel can carry.

Stefan leaned back into his seat. Smiled again. This one was steadier. He’d worn...