Page 208 of Playing Dirty

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I wasn’t stupid.

The second Mason walked over earlier, the entire energy changed.

And Rowan?

She reacted to him before he even spoke.

That wasn’t chemistry.

That wasinfrastructure.

Different thing entirely.

Still—

didn’t mean I wasn’t curious.

“You guys together?” I asked casually.

That got an immediate reaction.

Too immediate.

“No.”

Fast.

Sharp.

Interesting.

“But?” I asked.

“There is no but.”

“That’s not what your face said.”

She narrowed her eyes slightly.

I grinned.

There it is.

MASON

I saw her smile at something Luca said.

Again.

And the worst part?

She looked relaxed doing it.

Jace noticed me staring immediately.

“You should probably stop watching before you accidentally confess through eye contact.”

“I’m not confessing anything.”

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