Lisa’s POV

I don't even know why I had said that, I wasn’t even sure I wanted an answer. My arms were crossed before I noticed. I wasn’t being defensive, I was just tired of being a part of all this.

Ronan didn’t blink. He leaned back slowly, arms folded like a man who had nothing to lose and no reason to lie. “That’s if there’ll be a next one.”

That stopped me.

Not because he was being dramatic. But because he wasn’t. No sarcasm. Just certainty. Like he’d already decided ...