39: Laughters And Charms

ALAINA

What am I doing? Wasn't it too late for that question? I swallowed hard as I held his gaze. Lorraine would mock me if she heard that I'd made this decision to go by myself and I wouldn't do it without her.

He cocked his head to the side, obviously enjoying my shock and everything. It felt like a switch was clicked in my head and my determination had burned down a little.

Just a little. I still hated every sight of Logan and Esmeralda that there was, but did he really want to do this to his sister? That was another big question worth considering.

“Oh…” I ran my fingers through my hair. “Yes, uhm, thank you so much. Uh, how?”

“You can come home in,’’ he added, with a cock of his brow.

Come in? My blood went cold. The only time I'd be going in there was if I was kidnapped. Even alcohol wouldn't make me do it. Never again. I didn't know whether he properly read my expression, but he started to laugh.

A deep, sardonic laughter grated my nerves and I reminded myself that