Adam stormed off.
We were alone.
Mason slowly lowered me so I could stand on my own and he stepped back. He watched me as if I were an animal, waiting to attack. He was ready.
He’d been hot and heavy, or so I thought, but he’d really been cold and calculating the whole time. That same unreadable mask was over him now.
“You’re an asshole,” I said softly.
He nodded.
“Why’d you do that?”
He didn’t respond. It took another beat before he looked away and ran a hand over his head. “Don’t get all girly and s**t on me. That was a show. You performed well and he bought it.”
My eyes bulged out of my head. I couldn’t believe this was where he was taking it. “Are you kidding me?”
Something flashed in his eyes. It was gone in that next instant. He shook his head and lifted his shoulders. “What
