Zayden had also caught on, though his face betrayed nothing. "This joke isn't very funny. Look how upset you've made Sadie feel."

Holden's smile persisted, but his eyes betrayed a calculating assessment. "Whether I'm joking or not... You would know better than anyone, right?"

Outwardly, Zayden appeared unfazed. “Let's keep this kind of joke between us men. No need to sully Sadie's reputation over it."

Holden quirked an eyebrow. “Oh? Is that so?" With a sharp command, he called out, “Shawn!”

Shawn emerged from the shadows like a looming guillotine, exposing their fate by flinging a stack of photos to Sadie and Zayden.