Chapter 32

Lyra’s POV

I locked eyes with Alistair, stunned. How did he know that little detail about me? Only my parents and my best friend Sienna were privy to my quirks and preferences, the small oddities I rarely voiced aloud. It was the kind of thing I usually kept tucked away, a harmless secret about myself that almost no one noticed. I swallowed. My heart gave a nervous thump against my ribs, like it was trying to escape. “How did you know that?” I asked, voice barely above a whisper.

He grinned, pride gleaming in his eyes. “I’m pretty smart. You’re lucky to have such an intelligent husband.”

His confidence bordered on ridiculous, and somehow it suited him. The smug tilt of his mouth, the way he said it as if it were the most obvious fact in the world—it almost made me roll my eyes. I bit back a laugh. Heaven knew how much he’d already shared with Sienna. The thought of the two of them exchanging information about me sent a fresh wave of heat to my cheeks.