She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

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.

was…” Lilith bites her lips, struggling, “…right

clear of the possible baby

bursts out again, rolling her eyes, “Why why, why?! I know you were

got drunk, okay?! You think I wasn’t grossed out when I woke up to see him?!” Lilith

at me again,

What’s “that thing“?!

your own little secrets now? Excluding me?” I

joke. They exchange struggling looks,

before. We can tease, joke, TALK with each other. I finally feel heard, being

like we wanted to hide it from you…” Aurora starts, and Lilith grabs her arm,

to get me more

fine, I don’t have to know,” I scooch into Lilith, asking the question I really care about, “sooo…we are

her

Secret From Five

+25 BONUS

red ear tips, “you must love me a lot if I was

messier, “If that’s your only clue then it doesn’t mean

make a face with

think I was the one dragging him

like I would have been super against it. I just feel like she deserves someone better. Gabriel has a queen already, AKA, Ava. He puts his queen

what it feels like now, to have the man you love keeping another woman at a higher position in his heart over you, at ALL times. It’s the sourest taste in the world, and I don’t want that for Lilith. I don’t want