Chapter 5

A warm hand gently took hold of my wrist.

I turned around. It was Roland.

He took off his suit jacket and placed it over my shoulders, blocking out the prying eyes behind us.

"Let me walk you," he said.

Without giving me a chance to protest, Roland put his arm around me and guided me out of the hotel, under the stunned gaze of everyone.

Once I was in Roland's car, I finally let myself relax.

"Thanks for earlier," I said.

"The way Delilah called you sounded so natural, I almost thought you two had something going on," I…