Tessa Pov
I didn’t know what to think as he ripped the contract up in front of me. The tables around us were far enough away that they couldn’t really hear what we said, but they were close enough to hear the ripping of paper. Many of them were pressing their hands against their mouths in surprise, whispering whatever rumors they could think as they stared at us. I was getting mixed signals from Nate all night long and I wasn’t sure what to think anymore. He felt lust for me, it was enough for me to think this whole dinner was him wanting to discuss the heir. What else could it have been? It was the only item left on the contract that we hadn’t approached yet, and then the feeling of him wanting me through the bond, it made me think he wanted to start now. My mother always warned me about
