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Noah lowered the phone slowly.

"Who did you tell?"

My mouth popped open. "What?"

His eyes met mine. They were ice cold. "Who did you tell?"

"No one," I protested. "I didn't tell anyone anything."

He narrowed his eyes at me. "Then how did they find out?"

"Maybe someone overheard Lily talking about it?"

"She knows she's supposed to keep it a secret. You're the only who knows." Noah was looking at me, but it was like he was staring right through me, not seeing me. "I can't believe you would do this to me." His voice was flat.

"I didn't do anything to you," I stressed. "Someone must have found out some other way."

"I trusted you." The words were pained, even as his eyes were shuttered and guarded. Noah fisted his phone in his hand so hard I could hear it creak. "I can't even look at you right now." He strode out of the room with long strides.

"Noah…!" I called out after him.

He slammed the door behind him.

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Noah wasone of the most frustrating people I'd ever had the displeasure of dealing with. When he held a grudge, he really held it. Just like the last time he'd shut me out, he wouldn't answer texts or phone calls or voicemails.

I gave him a couple days to cool off. He'd soon realize I would never betray his trust like that. He was probably just shocked and taken aback. I knew why Noah was upset. I didn't blame him for that. I just hated that he jumped to conclusions and automatically assumed it was me who let the word out.

I spent more time with Ivy and Natalie. I hadn't wanted to tell them about my fight with Noah, but as a Darkest Days fan, Natalie immediately asked me about Lily.

"I'd totally forgotten about Noah's little sister," she said as she slid into the chair next me during one of our weekly lunches. "It's been years since anyone's heard of her. Do you know anything?"

"No," I lied. "Noah doesn't say much about his personal life."

"Not even after all that… you know?" Nat raised her eyebrows.

"All that what?"

"Kinky sex."

"Nat," I groaned.

"You have been sleeping together for a while now," Ivy chimed in.

"He told me a few things," I admitted. "But it was private. I don't think he'd want me blabbing his secrets."

"So Lily is a secret?" Nat jumped on the last word.

"Can we not talk about this?" I said.

Ivy agreed. "We shouldn't be gossiping about Jen's boyfriend."

My heart sank. "He's not my boyfriend," I mumbled.

"Your lover, then."

My heart thumped at the word. Love had never been part of the equation when it came to me and Noah.