Page 82 of Tell Me All Your Lies

“It’s a little cheesy, you know?”

“I do, but it makes you smile, so I’ll take it.”

My breath hitches as I grip his arm tighter.

I’m getting my answers about Grant, one way or another.

Earlier tonight, I thought I was so close to him kissing me in private. Then words were mixed together, and I’m not sure why he didn’t. It’s as if I said something wrong, but I can’t figure out what it was.

As we approach the group waiting to be let into the next room, Grant and I pull apart to go to the opposite sides. The sudden loss of his touch is overwhelming.

It’s so hard to focus on what I should be, and I hate it. I’m not a woman who swoons over a man and lets him occupy her every thought. Yet there is so much behind what Grant knows and how he feels that I’m dying to discover.

“See you in there, love.”

“Find me.”

“Always.”

He places a small kiss on my forehead, and my body melts into it. Grant steps away and starts to put on the façade of Ace Weston.

“Cara! You’re here,” Noelle shouts.

I close the distance to her and move farther away from Grant.

“Hi!”

We kiss each other on the cheek, and Noelle gestures to the unknown friend she was just speaking with.

“Aria, this is Cara Weston. Ace’s wife.”

Aria perks up.

“The one who captured the elusive Ace’s heart. Well done,” she says.

“Thank you,” I answer, confused.

How does Aria know Ace?

“It’s nice to meet you,” I continue.

“You as well. You look so gorgeous, no wonder Ace was willing to come off the market for the looks of you,” she says.

“Oh, Aria. Don’t make Cara blush,” Noelle says with a giggle.

“No, it’s fine. How do you know Ace?”

“I don’t, my dear. His reputation precedes him.”

“Well, then, thank you for all the compliments. I know nothing of that sort about my Ace other than the way he eagerly tried to win my heart.”

Aria looks annoyed but moves on easily.

I give her a half smile, and Noelle starts talking about the latest drama in the neighborhood. I learn that Aria isn’t from around Charlotte but flew in for the event.

Ace and his reputation.

Another secret part of his past life that I have no idea about.

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