Chapter 118: "Did something else happen last night?"

I’m getting dinner when someone’s voice reaches my ears.

“So were you necking with Roman or what?”

I cock my head to the side and half glare at Danis but he looks really pleased with himself. He settles on one of the benches, crosses one leg over the other, places his elbow on those crossed legs and his chin in his waiting hand, then he stares at me.

Danis has a special beauty to him that I think no one appreciates. Each feature on his face looks like it’s meant to be there, the elegant stub of his chin, the delicate wrist he’s resting his hand on.

“It’s rude to stare, Scarlett. Maya hasn’t told you that?”

I roll my eyes and look away.

I can’t deny necking with Roman. I tried to hide it with a bath and some concealer, but ultimately, I couldn't.

The other part of me, that wolf who’s been termed weak by everyone around me, even myself, refused to stop growling when I tried to cover it up.

She even sent a lash of pain through my head and I dropped the powder in my hands. It fell and sp