Chapter 35

Ciara’s POV

“Where have you been, Ciara?” mom asked the minute she saw me. It’s like she’s been spying on me.

“The park.”

“What park?”

“I told you I was going to the park for a stroll,” I lied.

“Really? So you even lie to your mother now?” she asked, giving me a quizzical look.

“Mom-”

“Do you have the slightest idea how worried we were? I even asked Ben to come look for you thinking you’ve been kidnapped or probably might’ve lost your way.”

“No one’s gonna kidnap me, mom. I’ve got nothing, after all,” I seethed.

“Were you with Brian earlier?” mom asked, giving me a look.

“No, I wasn’t.”

“Quit lying to me, Ciara, cause I called you countless times only for Brian to pick up, telling me that you were with him and now you’re telling me that you weren’t with him? So there’s another Brian other than the one you got married to,” she snapped. I shut my eyes for a moment knowing that I’ve blown my cover.

I never knew he