Anna did not know what to do with Kristofer Almodiel kissing the back of her hand like they were meeting for the first time in her grandmother's era.
The gesture was heartwarming, and Anna was partly grateful that he did not blow her cover. However, Anna knew the two men before her were fighting for her attention.
Given any other day, Anna would have found the situation interesting. But she was in the middle of an investigation, and Kristofer Almodiel stood in between.
Riding along, Anna smiled sheepishly as she gently pulled her hand free while Kristofer Almodiel held her gaze.
"It's my pleasure to meet both of you. I'm sure all the ladies in the room are killing me with daggers in their imagination right about now," Anna stated, forcing herself to look toward Brett Prestman.
He was supposed to be the focus of her attention, not Kristofer Almodiel.
