Chapter 80

(Anastasia's POV)

"Is Lyra there?" She asked, her eyes filled with hope. I immediately felt pity for her. I nodded my head and she sighed, looking down at her feet before looking back at me. "Did she say anything? Is she angry with me?" She asked me, her eyebrows forming a frown and I gave her a sad smile.

It was true love right there.

"She is worried about you," I said softly and her eyes became teary almost immediately. She looked away, trying to control herself from bursting into tears.

"Do you want to talk to he—"

"No." She deadpanned and closed her eyes in frustration. "Did you tell anyone about us?" She asked me.

"No." I shook my head. "It's your secret to share."

Melanie breathed in and breathed out, gulping before narrowing her eyes at me. "Not even Caleb?" She asked.

"No," I said. She raised her eyebrows before looking away, toward the ceiling. Her fingers absentmindedly kept playing with the end of her floral dress.

"Lyra doesn't care, you know?" I asked. "All she wants is y