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Declan gave her a grim smile. “Yes, but as usual, you’ve turned my entire world upside down.” Then he flipped the lock and was gone.

Olivia took a minute to press her hands to her flaming cheeks, and then another to repair her makeup, but there was no hiding her flush or her dilated eyes.

When Olivia returned to the dining room, she couldn’t resist a peek at Declan’s table. To her surprise, Fiona was at the table alone, and if the death glare the woman was currently sending her was any sign, Fiona suspected what had happened between her and Declan.

Olivia should probably feel guilty that she’d just had sex with the woman’s date in the bathroom, but she didn’t.

“Why do you care?”

“Because you’re mine.”

And Declan was hers.

Chris’s expression was rigid when Olivia sat down. “Are you all right? I was getting worried.”

Olivia gave him a wan smile. “I’m sorry. I’m not sure the food agreed with me.”

She didn’t know if he believed her, and she didn’t particularly care. Her mind and heart were in an uproar, trying to make sense of what was happening between her and Declan.

Chris looked at Declan’s table and to the back of the restaurant, his jaw clenching. Olivia lifted her purse, setting it in her lap as she reached for her wallet. The least she could do was pay for half the meal.

Chris waved his hand in the air when she pulled out a credit card. “I invited you.” His gaze fell on her red purse. “O.R.A.?”

Olivia replaced the card in her wallet. “My initials—Olivia Adler,” she said, not wanting to get into the subject with him. Olivia wanted out of the restaurant so that she could go home and dissect what had just happened in private.

“What’s the R for?” Chris lay several large bills on the check.

“Rose.”

Chris’s hand hovered over his billfold, and then his eyes slowly lifted to look at her. “Rose? That’s a beautiful name.”

Olivia murmured her thanks, barely registering his comment. Where the hell had Declan gone? As the minutes ticked by, and Declan didn’t appear, the server collected the bill, and Chris’s posture relaxed.

“Do you need a ride home?”

Olivia looked up from her phone. “Thank you, but I ordered a car.”

Declan entered the restaurant at the same time Chris and Olivia reached the front door. His phone was pressed to his ear as though he’d stepped outside to make a call. His violet eyes were laser focused on Chris standing so close behind her, but only inclined his head slightly to her in an arrogant nod.

“Olivia,” he said, without a single hesitation in his stride.

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

Atlanta—Present Day

Fiona’s scowl was scorching when he rejoined their table. “Darling.” Fiona lay her hand on his forearm, and Declan did his best not to wince.

Why had he never noticed how much she touched him before? Was Olivia right? Did Fiona not understand the nature of their relationship?

“You were gone so long,” she said.

“I had to take care of something.”

“Something or someone?” Fiona’s directness surprised Declan. Her nails briefly dug into his sleeve. “I noticed you and that woman disappeared at the same time.”

“Fiona,” Declan warned.

Fiona jerked her hand away, and then flung her fork onto her plate with a loud clatter. “I’m not a fool. You have been staring at her all night. This is the second time you’ve behaved that way.”