** Aria’s POV **
Thorne gapes at me. “Honey, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing!” I snatch a tissue from my purse, wiping away the moisture from his kiss. “My makeup’s running.”
He nods, swallowing my lie easily, despite most of my makeup already being gone.
“Drive carefully, okay? Let me know when you get back to the office.” He glances at his watch. “I have a meeting soon. After I’m done, we’ll grab Lucas and head up to my mum’s together. Mum’s thrilled we are moving back and has the kitchen staff whip up all your favourites.”
My gaze flicks to the rearview mirror, where Cole loiters.
“Fine,” I say, my voice coming out hollow.
I drive away without a second glance, but something niggles at me. I’d seen Thorne’s schedule, and he had no meeting scheduled today.
Instead of driving to the office
