aring the red suit. She had pulled he

gine

pulled up to the curb. It loo

e was wearing a fresh t

ned slightly. He looked her up and down,

the pass

," he said. "I

Daphne replied, sliding

and buckled up.

d to clear my locker befor

he was okay. He knew she wasn't. He

ln Center. The silence in the car was

's pho

Bluetooth. The name CAMPBELL f

knuckles turned white

said through gritted

d 'Answer' on

e filled the cabin. It was patroni

red at the

harmacy," Campbell continued. "It

as tracking her. He w

tening into a fake concern. "I can help you with

mistress. He wanted to keep her o

hed so hard a muscle

harlton. Then she

ell," she said. Her voice was

coffed. "That los

said clearly.

e on t

laughed nervously. "Yo

ard," Daphne d

ctave. "The guy you friend-zoned in high

pt driving, his eyes fixed on the road

rrying," Daphne said

ed the re

all e

silent. The

s were dark, intense, and burning wi

yed that,

e seat. A slow, genuine

did," sh