Chapter 56

*** Solana ***

Solana kept the smile plastered on her face, hoping it masked the embarrassment she felt. 

Mark's cousin's face bore a genuinely welcoming expression as she said,

"I've heard so much about you-"

"Kendi, why don't you wait for me downstairs. I'll only be five minutes longer." Mark stood abruptly from his seat and walked around to meet his cousin. 

But Solana's interest was already piqued. Mark talked about her?

"Or I can just sit here." Kendi was pointing at the couch, but Mark's hands were on her shoulders, turning her around to face the door as he urged her forward. 

"Or you can go upstairs. Here's my key." He put one hand in his pocket to retrieve the keys to gate and his suites. "I swear we won't be long. Ten minutes tops." 

Solana caught sight of the two for a fleeting moment before Mark spunned his cousin around.

She decided the familiarity she spotted in the other girl's facial f