DANGEROUS LOVE
Elison muttered.
"Definitely," Heinz agreed.
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By the time evening properly settled over the estate, Adira had regrouped, and her curiosity had shifted targets entirely.
"Hm," she said, staring at Heinz with narrowed eyes.
"Mom, listen..." Heinz started carefully.
"I'm listening."
He took a breath. "Actually. I like someone."
"Another lie?"
"No, mom, I swear I'm telling the truth this time."
Adira's fingers drifted toward the same decorative blade from earlier, now recovered and returned to its place on the table, as though it were an old and trusted friend. "Who?" she asked, voice deceptively light.