CHAPTER 215: BITTER TRUTHS

Via

Alexander isn't in the same place anymore, and I notice him right beside the stairs. Nathaniel and Sebastian are no longer by the door either, but I don't bother trying to look for them.

I turn to look at Maximilian again and nod. "Yeah," I say, then try to reach a bowl from the top cabinet.

In the process, I go on my tiptoes and try to succeed at fetching the bowl but fail terribly. I end up trying again, but this time I feel a hard body press me against the counter.

"What—" The smell of Maximilian's cologne and alcohol hits me hard, and I watch Maximilian's hand as he goes to grab a bowl.

"I just want to help you, Via," he says softly.

Feeling trapped and small under him made my mind fuzzy. The amount of times I was in this position with every single one of them was beginning to consume my mind.

Feeling so vulnerable under them made me feel hot and heated. Trying not to have this feeling was becoming harder and harder the longer I kept space between us.

Maximilian places the bow