41. Friendship built on lies

[Zeve’s POV]

“Amor. What happened earlier was not because of them… I-I don’t know why I panicked…” I said.

He looked at me with tensed brows, “are you blind or you just don’t want to see?”

“See what? What are you talking about?” I said, trying my best to not offend any of them.

Amor sighed and looked at Venus and Zahir, “you will speak on your own or should I tell her?”

Zahir and Venus looked at each other. The frenzieness in their mind was clearly visible on their faces.

Zahir dropped his gaze and looked at the floor. Venus was sweating and gulping again and again. Both of them didn’t say a word and restlessly pondered into nothingness until Amor spoke again.

“It was somehow related to the winner of the Black Light festival, right?” He asked, leaning on the back of his chair with his hands crossed across his chest.

Both Venus and Zahir looked at him as if he had caught their darkest secret. Venus was breathing heavily, fidgeting with her fingers and biting her lips. I understo