“You were leaving.”
The lust vanished and he took a step back now. The air felt cold without his heat, but I stopped myself from feeling it.
His eyes narrowed, but he murmured as his hand began to caress the back of my neck, “You don’t believe me.”
I shoved his hand away. “Stop manipulating me.”
All gentleness vanished. A hard wall came over him now. “You stop it, Emma.”
Sucking in my breath, I hadn’t expected that harshness to come at me. Blinking back tears from the shock of it, I geared myself to be strong. I had to stick with the truth. That was the hand I had and I needed to use it. “Who was that man?”
“What man?”
“Stop lying to me,” I hissed, gritting my teeth.
His eyes closed to slits now and I knew he was reassessing me. I didn’t care. I snarled at him, “I know you’re lying
