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.

oozing out of my

shiver.

waist gently as if a hug, "I won't

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

have eyes

climbed up. Otherwise I can't come up without being seen. If you don't want to do it,

+25 BONUS

start climbing

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

my waist with a firm hand as he does a short whistle,

you from a mile away," Lucas's voice raises behind me, lazy and leisurely," sending the lady into

at him, leaning out as I try to reach over to Lucas, "It's

coldly at Sebastian: "I

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 to

I hiss at him, my heart still pumping hard

He smiles at me,

Even if at war, she would only welcome him with cakes and a cup of

frown, upset