Chapter 83

Gwen was then forced to explain everything that happened in detail to her parents. She'd never felt so small in her life. The look the both of them were giving her while she told the story made her regret telling them. She should have just told Mr. Rickeys, made him keep an eye on them, and then ran back to Estril where she would have been safe.

And what made the experience even worse was that Ace was right behind her. He was just standing in the corner looking out of place as he watched Gwen get scolded by her parents. He had even tried to speak up for her but she shut that down quickly.

"I told you not to speak. Shut it or go back outside." she turned swiftly, snapping at him.

Puckett closed his mouth and looked away.

"Wait, what exactly is your relationship with this young man?" her father asked.

"He's a parasite," Gwen said dismissively. "Now, if we're