Chapter Seventy Eight

"Can't construct a lame excuse?" One eyebrow's up, Lorcan asked.

His back left the marbled wall, eyes staying on my nervous face. I licked the bottom of my lips, avoiding his treacherous depths, my eyes began wandering so as my mind was forced to explore more to any possible explanations to justify my decision.

Yet at the very end, my inner ridiculous self still won the race.

"W-why are you here?" It came out of my mouth, absentmindedly. I bit my lip afterwards, realizing how stupid i am for making such a response.

His thin lips formed an amused yet freezing cold smirk.

"Don't put another question to an already made question, Atasha." He toned dangerously.

I gulped unconsciously, heart continued thumping hysterically. He started making a step closer until we were one foot away, my breath almost took away from me.

Calm down, you little piece of stupid irrational organ!

"W-well, i'm puzzled! Why were you pretending to be a waiter earlier? Are you perhaps spying on... us?" i suspected,