Layala chuckled and rubbed her thumb over the top of the massive diamond on her finger. She had a feeling it was hers from before. “I’m a great actress. If either of us is going to expose the truth of our marriage and we’re not the happy couple we claim, it’s you. You even hate the curve of my lips, remember?” “Oh, and you’re so fond of me?” He rolled his eyes. Pressing her lips together, she didn’t know what to say. His stare seemed to heat her from within. Several beats passed in silence until he finally said, “Are you?” His brows furrowed and his garnet eyes sparkled in the sunlight
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