Chapter 74 Time seemed to slow as their eyes locked across the store. A sudden uncomfortable tension coiled in Mallory’s chest, tightening with every breath. Leah’s presence was like a cold draft, unwelcome and unmistakable, especially because of the secret they were protecting—Daisy who was right there beside her, and at that moment. Leah’s eyes flicked down to the little girl beside Mallory and held her gaze there with an inquisitive sharpness. Her lips curved into a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes, the kind that holds quiet judgments and hidden motives. “Wow. It’s such a small world. Been ages, Mallory,” she said, her tone polite but puckered with an undercurrent of something colder, probing. Slowly, she took few steps forward, her eyes still on Daisy. Mallory instinctively slid Daisy behind her, using her body as a shield to keep her away from Leah, and cleared her throat, forcing a steady calm into her voice. “Good to see you too, Leah. I have to go now.” Her
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