Gray stared at her for a few seconds.
The wind moved between them, carrying the faint scent of the altitude flowers, pulling lightly at Maelis' hair.
Her sapphire eyes stayed on his face with an openness she showed no one else.
He turned his head.
"I'll pretend I didn't hear that."
Her jaw tightened instantly as she reached out toward his arm.
He stood up.
"This date's over," he said, dusting off his coat.
"I'll be heading out now."
"Wait!"
Maelis was on her feet immediately, her hand catching the edge of his sleeve before he cleared the ledge.
But even if she caught his sleeve, Gray shook it off before walking away and completely ignoring whatever she wanted to say.
He didn't have enough time to deal with this bullshit.
Maelis stood at the ledge with her hand still slightly raised, watching his back, her expression doing several things in quick succession that no one was present to catalog.
