Aria noticed the deep frown on Asher's face the moment he took her phone. She checked it when he gave it to her, but didn’t see anything – no message from anyone, no call.

She was sure she had heard her phone vibrate. But then she saw another notification from an app. Maybe that was it.

But he didn’t say anything; he had passed the phone to her as he ordered his mom to leave them, claiming Aria had other things, like school, to attend to.

She dressed up in appropriate clothes that one of the servants brought to her and went to meet Asher, who was already waiting for...