Chapter 5

Because I had changed my number, it had been a long time since I'd received any calls from Ronan.

And yet, somehow, they had still managed to find me here.

The smile that had barely curved my lips froze when my gaze met Ronan and Ethan's.

Maybe it was the way I stood behind the lectern—composed, professional, so far removed from who I used to be—but they just stared at me, both of them, as if they couldn't quite believe what they were seeing.

They didn't look away for a long time.

A wave of irritation welled up inside me—along…