Chapter 91. Listen Please!

ARDEN

The air was heavier when I returned. It was clear they were trying to hide it, but I could see right through them. I felt heavier myself, and I hadn’t even been there to witness the scene myself.

I tried to act normal, to walk in as if I hadn’t heard what I heard, but even then, I faltered.

Cade turned the second I entered, his expression shifting slightly. A smile crept onto his lips.

“Are you okay?” I asked, moving closer. “Did he say anything unusual?” I added, feigning innocence.

“Yeah,” he replied. “We’re fine. My parents and I will handle it.”

He pulled me into a hug. His arms wrapped around me with a grip that felt more like reassurance for himself than for me. His chin rested on my head for a beat too long. But he didn’t say anything else.

I looked up. “Cade…”

“Really,” he cut me off with another smile. “We’ve got it under control.”

But he didn’t. I could feel it in the room. Mirage’s eyes met Nathan’s, and somethin