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,

At least we are clear of the possible

out again, rolling her eyes, “Why why, why?! I know you were upset about–that thing, we all are, but why lashing out

I wasn’t grossed out when I woke up to see him?!” Lilith rubs her hair in frustration, “I

glances at me again,

What’s “that thing“?!

your own little secrets now? Excluding me?” I sneer at them with faux

joke. They exchange struggling

five years, we just slip back into our old times like before. We can tease, joke, TALK with each other. I finally feel heard, being my true

we wanted to hide it from you…” Aurora

get me more curious on purpose or

have to know,” I scooch into Lilith, asking the question I

her head

Secret From Five

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her red ear tips, “you must love me a

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

kill him afterward,” I make a face with

monster, okay?! Besides…I think I was the one

if Lilith is really into Gabriel, it’s not 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 above everything. just

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