Chapter 25: Answer The Question

Aurora POV:

Aurora POV:

Mindlessly toying with the edges of the box Alec had placed in front of me, I watched in disbelief as every reporter answered their phone while gazing at me sympathetically before looking at Alec cautiously; one by one, they slipped from their seats and left without a word. Leaving only a few locals left in the bar.

"Does his reach know no bounds?" I asked Ava, who was quietly observing the drama unfold, her uneasy washing through our bond.

"You think he has something to do with this?" She asked nervously, but we both knew this was one of the boys and given his question to Hugo, it made sense. If it were one reporter leaving, I would have thought nothing of it! But every reporter in here all at once- I smell bullshit!

"You don't?" I countered simply, but seeing the smug look crossing Alec's lips, my anger flared.

"Seriously," I grunted, shaking my head at Alec. "How did you just clear half the bar?" Pulling himself up on a bar stool, he tapped the bar so