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.

down and instantly feel adrenaline oozing out of my waist

shiver.

Sebastian comes up behind me, grabbing my waist gently as if a

don't want to own him, but I am taking his favor, and what I hate the most is - I know I can

they have eyes on the

Sebastian says. His words are simple, but his tone so dominating that I just can't help but trust, "They left after that guy climbed up. Otherwise I

+25 BONUS

start

with one hand, keeping his other hand on my waist at my moves until I face him across the

says, holding my waist with a firm hand as he does

behind me, lazy and leisurely," sending

out as I try to reach over

Sebastian: "I know

in haste, worrying that his next sentence would be "unlike a husband who doesn't know his wife is pregnant". He picks me up with one arm behind my back, landing me safely on our side. I dodge

hiss at him, my heart still pumping

to lock the door," He smiles at

It's Ava he has to deal with! Even if at war,

upset at