She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Chapter 44

044 The Strange Stranger

Scarlett's

POV

I used to argue with Ava, when I cared.

I don't care about Sebastian anymore, and I no longer have any desire to "win" over her, especially in a meaningless argument. She has his heart, end of story. I just want to protect my friend right now.

Ava always wins our battles by making me the bully. She doesn't know how to handle my surrender. Utter speechless, she bites her lips in silence, and her dogs. move away hesitantly.

I grab Lilith's wrist as I turn to Granny: "I'm really sorry...

"Where are you going?"

1 almost run into a guy, and I pull to a sudden halt at his words. He replaced the mean girls group, blocking my way. To think I thought it was fascinating how we shared a rare eye color. Now I just want to hit him in the head when I see his taunting eyes. I KNEW he was part of the evil plan!!!

"You-!" I grip his collar to blow out. He grabs my wrist gently, stopping me from doing more damage, but not hurting me as he cuts me off faster:

"I thought the fuss was about a Nightingale's knockoff?"

You planned this!" I want to pull my hand back but fail at that

name?" He suddenly asks, his purple eyes narrow dangerously as

Lilith reacts with an angry tone, like a doll suddenly coming to

embarrassed, and nervous. But she reacts to ill-attention directed at

purple eyes suddenly puts away his dangerous aura and backs away, smiling

at his insult with her eyebrows raised so high they almost disappear in her hair. No one ever dares to tease her

4 The Strange Stranger

have never seen him. The Knight is definitely part of the upper class, and if he is, I

a fist. I grab her arm to remind her that she's in a dress right now, and

seems to

The guy does

to dodge her punch, and instead of backing away, he takes another step forward, pushing his body into Lilith's, grabbing her wrist and twisting it to her back, pressing her waist into himself

so easily, no one but Damon, Lilith took professional training for years, not to

at the august voice - we really pissed

ears, I realized Granny wasn't shouting at Lilith and the weird stranger, but at Sebastian and Adrian. Looks like Adrian wants to join the circle to help,

SHOULD apologize, for panic at your enemy's first

What?

her head and pulls me to her side, nodding at

pinched my ear lightly! Now my ears are burning even more, feeling like a child dispilicined by

warm feeling I