Chapter 83

EMILIA

“You should dress warmer. It’s getting colder.”

“Okay, Mum.”

Liam gives me a look that could melt a glacier. “I’m serious.”

“I know, Mum.”

He pulls the scarf tighter around my neck until I feel like a bundled-up potato. A slightly overpriced potato. I don’t even mind. He’s right—autumn’s creeping in, October’s coming, and Zane and Becca’s wedding is around the corner.

Speaking of Becca… she’s the reason I’m currently being layered in designer clothes like a mannequin in a winter fashion ad.

“Will you be taking the scarf?” the boutique attendant asks, smiling like her life depends on it.

Can’t blame her. I saw the price tag before Liam threw it on me. If I were her, I’d be grinning for the rest of the year.

Liam looks over at me—really looks—and there’s something soft and smug in his eyes that makes my face heat up. I glance away before I start giggling like a lunatic.

“Yes,” he says. “And the boots. And jacket. And t