Chapter 10
Lyra
If I had known that staying late for dinner at Roman’s place would snowball into whispers of a scandal, I would’ve bolted out of there the moment Anthony made his "emergency" exit. Curse my love for tiramisu. Curse Ethan Montgomery. And most of all, curse my naivety for thinking that people around here didn’t thrive on drama like caffeine.
I shifted in my seat, clutching my coffee cup like it was a lifeline, my unease growing as snippets of whispered conversations reached me.
“...stayed at his place late...”
“...wonder what really happened...”
“Did you see her leave? It was almost midnight...”
“...Mr. Lennox and her? I mean, he’s out of her league, but still…”
The murmurs swirled around like a storm cloud, building up pressure in my chest. I took a deep breath and f
