(Mira)
I didn’t believe him, not fully and not even close enough to pretend that I did. I stayed where I was for a second after he stepped back, keeping my focus on Jessa instead of looking at him again. It was easier that way, easier to deal with something I could actually see instead of something I could feel building under my skin. The feeling wasn’t new, and that was exactly why I didn’t ignore it.
“Talk to me,” I said.
Jessa wiped under her eye quickly like she didn’t want anyone noticing it, which only made it more obvious. Her fingers stayed close to her cheek without touching it again, like she already knew it hurt more than she was letting on. Cassidy shifted closer without asking, and that alone told me how bad this actually was. I watched Jessa carefully, because I knew that
