Chapter 123

Layla.

That night, after dinner Dante came to see me in my room. I was lying on my bed, scrolling through my phone when I heard a knock on the door. Pausing slightly, I called out for the person behind it to walk in before going back to pressing my phone. Dante strolled in, heading straight to my bed as he sat at the edge of it.

"Hey there..." I muttered, smiling. "Come to see me?" I asked.

"Yes, and I also wanted to ask me you something as well." He answered.

"Really? What is it?" I asked, sitting up on the bed, giving him my full attention. His expression changed subtly but he spoke anyway.

"Did you speak with Emilio today?" He asked and I felt my heart skip a beat, my blood running cold. Seems like Emilio must have gone ahead to tell Dante after promising he wouldn't. That liar.

"Y...es" I drawled, eyeing Dante cautiously. Dante just chuckled, shaking his head. I bit my lip, my mind jumping to all of the worst case scenarios of how this conversation could go wrong.

"Don't worry. It