Chapter 31. Stepping Up

ARDEN

Does he know? Those words echoed in the back of my mind as I made my way out of the Silver building. The others had laughed it off when Elias insinuated he had a clue about who the virgin was. I had to force myself to smile in response, not wanting to raise any suspicions. Elias didn’t glance at me even once after that, yet I couldn’t help but wonder if he had said it as a passing, irrelevant comment.

I glanced back to see Elias swarmed by the other members, who eagerly asked for his number and fawned over him. With that scene in front of me, I hastened my steps, eager to put as much distance as possible between myself and their gaze. There was no way he could know. Aside from Tessa, no one else had the slightest clue. Kieran had never shown any interest in me, but I was fairly certain that Jaxon had already informed him of my transformation from the prude he once knew.

I checked my phone and noted that I still had about half an hour before my shift began. It