If Prisana thought the old woman couldn't be any more surprised regarding Dane's sudden arrival, then she thought wrong. The woman almost flew backwards from the shock of their fake engagement announcement but steadied herself against the counter.
And Dane's reaction, Prisana didn't dare to look in his direction as she could feel daggers shooting at her.
But what did he expect? That she tell the woman the truth? That would hamper Prisana's own plans as any news of her will send father or Giovanni rushing over to retrieve her. Just as much as him, she needed to be cautious about her whereabouts.
The woman glanced over at Dane to confirm the news. "Is this true? You went off into bloody god knows where and got engaged?"
Dane, who she still didn't want to look at but could feel him burning holes through her body, stood from the stool and stalked the side of her frame. His arm wrapped around her waist, sending waves of alarm crashing among one over the other.
