Forbidden Lessons
her mother said, though her eyes were scanning me up and down like she was trying to figure out who I was and whether I was good enough for her daughter.
I forced a polite smile, extending my hand to shake theirs. “Nice to meet you both,” I said. I could feel Jacob watching from behind me, ready to jump in if things got weird. “Sophia’s told me a lot about you.”
Her father grunted in response, his handshake firm. He wasn’t the talkative type, I could tell, and the silence that followed was loaded.
“And you are?” Mrs. Anderson asked, turning toward Jacob.
“Jacob,” he said, stepping forward with an easy grin, the kind he always used when trying to appear friendly and non-threatening. “I’m Ian’
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