Chapter 12

My eyes turned into wide saucers and I looked helplessly between Felix and the ground.

"Mr.Shaw, we were ju—"

"What's all this commotion?"

The little food I had eaten was making a reappearance.

"Nothing, son," Aaron's father said, eyeing me.

"Helena, is that you?" Aaron squinted in the dark. Felix placed a hand on my shoulder, and tried to keep me calm.

"What are you doing out here so late?" He reached us in a few strides and pulled me to my brother.

Aaron snuggled his nose in my hair, inhaling and exhaling. His warm breath burned my skin even more and I fidgeted around.

"Aren't you supposed to be mad at me?" I blurted out.

I mentally face palmed myself.

That's exactly what I should have not said to him.

Aaron pulled back, and glared at me. I shrunk back and looked at the ground.

"Felix, why don't you go head off to bed?" I heard Zain, Aaron's father tell Felix sternly.

I knew Felix wanted to disagree but I glanced at him and gave him a pleading look.

Felix sighed and ruf