chapter 20

I was frozen at that tone and unable to come up with an answer. An answer I didn't have in the first place.

What did I do to him? No, I basically did nothing. I would voluntarily avoid him. It just wasn't possible for me tonight because Xavier asked for my presence, or rather forced me to.

His black eyes pierced me and that made this whole situation that much more awkward.

Still able to think, Lilia said, "Tell him we're mates. I think he means the mate band." That sounded realistic and was definitely a possibility.

I cleared my throat and Lilia had given me a little courage. So I managed to answer quietly, "We're mates, if that's what you mean."

Our eye contact continued, but I couldn't quite make out what was going through this man's mind. He made it anything but easy for me.

I cleared my throat and dared again: "I basically do nothing, this is the mate band that the moon goddess gave us." Maybe that appeased him and saw that it wasn't my fault.

Lilia gushed: "The moon goddess, wh