She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Chapter 24

024 Secret From Five Years Ago

Scarlett's POV

"Ewww! That's the truth???" Aurora exclaims, "You SLEPT with him?! Seriously?

After running into Gabriel at Nightingale, we couldn't stay there. Instead, we found a small, random bar down the street. A quiet, cozy small place, perfect for girls' talk.

Lilith closes her eyes with a desperate look, dying under Aurora's judgy looks, "Accidently, okay? The key word is accident!"

Now that makes sense. Lilith used to be the one handling most of my "code reds". I can't imagine two enemies just suddenly fall in love. But then again, Gabriel looked deeply in love though... "But Gabriel?!" Aurora takes a deep breath to calm herself, only to burst out again, "It's...Gabriel!"

Lilith looks just as devastated as Aurora.

"When was that?" I ask. If it's recent, then we might need to buy another set of pregnant tests. A baby not born out of love is the last thing we want...again.

Lilith glances at me before darting her eyes off to her glass.

"What?" Aurora and I exchange a confused look.

"It was..." Lilith bites her lips, struggling, "...right after Scar's wedding...

clear

I know you were upset about-that thing, we all are, but why lashing out

You think I wasn't grossed out when I woke up to see him?!" Lilith rubs her hair in frustration,

at me again, and

What's "that thing"?!

have your own little secrets now? Excluding me?"

my joke. They exchange struggling looks, bothered by

tease, joke, TALK with each other. I finally feel heard, being my true self and

from you..." Aurora starts, and Lilith grabs her arm, in

to get me more curious

have to know," I scooch into Lilith, asking the question I

her head

Secret From

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love me a lot if I was important enough for you to

such a stain on my record!" Lilith grunts, rubbing her hair messier, "If that's your only clue then it doesn't mean

mean, you didn't kill him afterward," I make a face

rolls her eyes, "I'm not a monster, okay?! Besides...I think I was the one dragging him into it..." "Ewwwwwww!" Aurora exclaims and I

like I would have been super against it. I just feel like she deserves someone better. Gabriel has a queen already, AKA,