acing on her cheek. "What a coincidence, Mr. Hilliard. I'

with a playful blink and an overly innocent smile. "Relax, I'm not gonna c

was spe

d so off? Her ga

toward the registration center, s

as already making it ache again. She tried to keep up but his l

he building, she had no choice but t

nd looked back,

hot her a glance like she w

t before she could say a word, Conrad st

-he picked her up. Like

red up at him, her he

ing any effort. Through her thin clothes, she could fe

my g

a princess car

rom a few pe

o lifetimes, and she'd never been carri

me down, I can walk," she mu

was straight-up judging-like he was sayi

p fighting it and just bu

anyone, then no one

walked straight to the service counter

ggle. Her gaze bounced between them with an amused t

ope f

dig her a hole

he office staf

k a bit of walking, and every time Calliope slowed down even slight

r mind couldn't stop looping back to how s

s phone, didn't even notice the red light. A car was speeding their way, a

frown and a cold, "

er cross the street, not ev

ghed nothing-her supposedly-temporary husband didn't seem all that bad. A l