Silver Creek Friends come and go but for once i wish they'd stay

yeah, he definitely didn't miss the strangled little mewl that had escaped her mouth. in fact, when the noise had been made, he stiffened considerably and turned around to latch his sights on her face. the expression on his features did not change at all; harrison remained perfectly affable in everything. he could not afford to allow his guard to fall.

the excuse that she was sick of the cold was a lame one, and he wasn't fooled by it. after all, she was talking to the man who had appointed himself king of the facade. he knew well enough what it was like to conceal how he truly felt. he'd gotten quite good at it. lilah needed some work in that area before she would be able to pass. “what's going on? you were pretty distraught when i ran into you,” harrison asked her directly. his brow was furrowed and his tone was serious for the moment.