Elin's POV:

I inhaled sharply. Was this man seriously trying to provoke me?

Trying to make me lose my cool in front of Saira?

Well, if that was his game, he was sorely mistaken. I wasn't about to let him have the satisfaction.

"Fine. I'll go," I said, my voice cool, edged with a stubborn pride that refused to break.

There was a pause on the other end of the line—Aaron caught off guard by my defiance.

I handed the ...