Elena POV

Almost instantly, he moved back and pulled his hand away, averting his gaze from mine. “it’s no longer important.”

I narrowed my eyes at him, “tell me.”

He stared at me in silence for so long that I began to question if he had even heard the statement. Just as I was about to ask again, he spoke,

“Why didn’t you tell her no?”

I blinked once. Twice. Then carefully, I asked, “why didn’t I tell who, no?”

He huffed out a long breath like he was annoyed, yet he ...