SCARLETT
His lips curl, the feral look fading for a moment. “ where did you go? ”
I released a breath I didn’t know I was holding in my lungs. Although he looked ready to murder me, he was asking weird questions.
“ I…You said I can go out. ” I stuttered, searching his face.
“ Uh-huh. ” Red flashes in his eyes again, sending sudden hot bolts of dread down my spine. “ and where did you go? ”
He could ask Sophia if she had not already told him, but it felt like he wanted me to tell him.
I swallowed the dread and lifted my chin. “ I went to the cafe for breakfast. ”
He had definitely heard everything. If he was a Lycan, I wouldn’t be surprised if even these soundproof walls couldn’t keep his senses at peace.
“ You did? ” He leaned in, his lips inches away from mine.
“ Y—Yes. ” I blinked.
What else did he want me to say?
“ Where else did you go? ” He drew his left hand back and brushed my bangs off my forehead, his eyes following the motion.
Now, I got it.
It was not all about Aaron. It
