#Chapter 117: Sparring Partner

Hannah I frowned at the spot where Zoe had been standing just a few minutes ago; her bag and her jacket were gone, too, with nothing but a half-eaten pretzel sitting on her chair. If she had left, then she had slipped out without anyone noticing. But why? Adam was still with his grandparents for a couple more days as far as I was aware, so she didn’t need to rush home to him. Turning my attention back to Noah, I glanced up at the underside of his hard jaw. Seeming to notice me looking, he glanced back down at me as well. His eyes instantly flickered with something I couldn’t quite read, his fingers tightening around my waist. I could feel it; the tension radiating off of him in waves. It made me smirk. “What’s got you so affectionate all of a sudden?” I asked, leaning up on my tiptoes so he could hear me. My breath brushed across his ear as I spoke, and I could see his face redden slightly. Good. If he was going to get sentimental on me, then I was going t