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“Not at all. This is actually why I wanted you to come over.”
What happened next could only be described as an out of body experience. His guest turned around, stopping me dead in my tracks.
“Evie, I’d like you to meet my agent.”
My stomach dropped to the ground when he announced…
“Caleb, meet my half-sister, Evie.”
Chapter Nine
—Evie—
I swear I blinked and they were standing in front of me. For the first time since I’d met Caleb, I couldn’t read the expression on his face.
He was calm.
Cool.
Collected.
Why am I the only one freaking out?
“Evie, are you alright?” Jax questioned.
“Yeah, it’s just that we alre—”
Caleb extended his hand to me. “Nice to meet you, Evie.”
I jerked back, not expecting him to act like he didn’t know me.
What. The. Fuck.
Caleb’s stare turned guarded, showing me an expression I didn’t want to see. Following his lead, I extended my hand to shake his. I couldn’t find the words to speak.
Electricity jolted through me when our hands shook, and I knew he felt it too. It didn’t matter who we were around, our connection was still very much present.
“What were you saying?” Jax persisted.
“Nothing.” I shook my head, trying to play it off as if my heart wasn’t being stomped on by the man I was falling for. “I thought…” I hated that I was going to lie.
His words, “No lies between us,” ran rampant in my mind.
Thinking quick on my feet, I reacted. “I thought I recognized your agent, but I guess he just has one of those basic faces.”
I smiled, feeling great about my dig.
Caleb’s jaw clenched, fully aware I was baiting him.
“You look like you’ve seen a ghost, Evie. Are you sure you’re alright?” Jax looked me up and down. His tone quickly changed to protective. “Whose hoodie are you wearing?”
My eyes connected to Caleb’s. “It’s the style now. Girls wearing men’s hoodies.”
“You still look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
“Yeah, I guess I’m just shocked you told him about me is all.”
I was surprised he was sharing this information with anyone. Jax and I didn’t really talk about his career. The few times I’d heard him talking about his agent, he never referred to him by name.
