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...

we are clear of the

rolling her eyes, "Why why, why?! I know you were upset about-that thing, we all

out when I woke up to see him?!" Lilith rubs her hair in frustration, "I was just

glances at me again,

What's "that thing"?!

secrets now? Excluding me?" I sneer at them with

joke. They exchange struggling looks,

care about some secret. But I enjoy how after five years, we just slip back into our old times like before. We can tease, joke, TALK with each other. I finally feel heard, being my true self and being accepted, knowing

not like we wanted to hide it from you..." Aurora starts, and Lilith grabs her arm,

get me more curious on purpose

I don't have to know," I scooch into Lilith, asking the question I

her

Secret From Five Years

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I chuckle at her red ear tips, "you must love me a lot if I was important enough for you to beat up your one-night-stand

my record!" Lilith grunts, rubbing her hair messier, "If that's your only clue then it doesn't mean anything, because that dumb ass means absolutely nothing

make a face with Aurora, "that says

her eyes, "I'm not a monster, okay?! Besides...I think I was the

would have been super against it. I just feel like she deserves