Caesar's POV
I steadied the woman who'd crashed into me, immediately noticing her distracted, almost haunted expression. "Did you see a ghost or something?"
"No."
Viya pulled away from my hands in a panic, stepping back quickly. "I need to use the restroom."
I didn't let go, studying her face more closely. "What happened?"
She looked up at me, and for a moment I thought she might actually tell me. But then something shifted in her eyes and whatever she'd been about to say died on her lips.
"I told you, nothing."
Her voice was cold and distant. That deliberately detached tone I'd been hearing far too often lately.
My jaw tightened. Fine. If she wanted to play it that way.
I released her abruptly, my own voice turning icy. "Alright then. Nothing it is."
Let he
