She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

140 Heroic Moment In A War

Scarlett's POV

"What was that?!" Ava demands in haste, charging back to the study.

Damn it! She heard me.

Sebastian knocks on the glass door lightly, pointing at the lock. Luckily with Ava's frantic shout and turning the doorknob as cover, I unlocked the glass door and opened it smoothly.

"What-"I hiss at him but he covers my mouth and pulls me out to the balcony.

"What did you text Ava?" He asks directly.

"I don't know..." I murmur. Lucas sent it. I didn't leave until I returned his phone-

Wait, he knew?!

Sebastian drops that topic fast. "Under the table or cross the balcony's gap, choose one," He says swiftly with a strict tone, turning me to the direction of my room," Under the table is safer, but walking out can be tricky-"

"The balcony," I choose fast. The gap between the two balconies is less than one meter. I think Jack Fuller prepared the bedroom for his little girl from the start, and he never thought danger could come from this direction. But it's still scary.

instantly feel adrenaline oozing out

shiver.

behind me, grabbing my waist gently as if a hug, "I won't let anything happen

want to own him, but I am taking his favor, and what I hate

eyes on the

his tone so dominating that I just can't help but trust, "They left after that guy climbed up. Otherwise I can't

+25 BONUS

and start climbing

his other hand on my waist at my moves until I face him across the

look down," Sebastian says, holding my waist with a firm hand as he does a short

voice raises behind me, lazy and leisurely," sending the

as I try to reach over to Lucas, "It's your side that I'm worried

"I know

would be "unlike a husband who doesn't know his wife is pregnant". He picks me up with one arm behind my back,

coming over?" I hiss at him, my heart still pumping hard

He smiles at me, "See you on the

Ava he has to deal with! Even

frown, upset at