Chapter 25

SCARLETT

His lips curl, the feral look fading for a moment. “ where did you go? ”

I released a breath I didn’t know I was holding in my lungs. Although he looked ready to murder me, he was asking weird questions.

“ I…You said I can go out. ” I stuttered, searching his face.

“ Uh-huh. ” Red flashes in his eyes again, sending sudden hot bolts of dread down my spine. “ and where did you go? ”

He could ask Sophia if she had not already told him, but it felt like he wanted me to tell him.

I swallowed the dread and lifted my chin. “ I went to the cafe for breakfast. ”

He had definitely heard everything. If he was a Lycan, I wouldn’t be surprised if even these soundproof walls couldn’t keep his senses at peace.

“ You did? ” He leaned in, his lips inches away from mine.

“ Y—Yes. ” I blinked.

What else did he want me to say?

“ Where else did you go? ” He drew his left hand back and brushed my bangs off my forehead, his eyes following the motion.

Now, I got it.

It was not all about Aaron. It