Chapter 44

044 The Strange Stranger

Scarlett’s POV

I used to argue with Ava, when I cared.

I don’t care about Sebastian anymore, and I no longer have any desire to “win” over her, especially in a meaningless argument. She has his heart, end of story. I just want to protect my friend right now.

Ava always wins our battles by making me the bully. She doesn’t know how to handle my surrender. Utter speechless, she bites her lips in silence, and her dogs. move away hesitantly.

I grab Lilith’s wrist as I turn to Granny: “I’m really sorry..

“Where are you going?”

1 almost run into a guy, and I pull to a sudden halt at his words. He replaced the mean girls group, blocking my way. To think I thought it was fascinating how we shared a rare eye color. Now I just want to hit him in the head when I see his taunting eyes.

I KNEW he was part of the evil plan!!!

“You-!” I grip his collar to blow out. He grabs my wrist gently, stopping me from doing more damage, but not hurting me as he cuts me off faster:

“I thought the fuss was about a Nightingale’s knockoff?”

“You jerk! You planned this!” I want to pull my hand back but fail at that also, “Let go of me!”

He suddenly asks, his purple eyes narrow dangerously as he

tone, like

reacts to ill–attention directed at me like that’s instinct built inside

dangerous aura and backs away,

wide at his insult with her eyebrows raised so high they almost disappear in her hair. No one ever dares to tease her like that, but then again,

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seen him. The Knight is definitely part of the upper class, and

fist. I grab her arm to remind her that she’s in a dress right now,

guy.

seems to

kitten?” The guy

a swing at the guy. He turns slightly just to dodge her punch, and instead of backing away, he takes another step forward, pushing his body into Lilith’s, grabbing her wrist

can’t help but exchange a shocked look with Aurora. We have never seen a guy defeating Lilith so easily, no

“Enough!”

voice –

turned to Granny with guilt burning my ears, I realized Granny wasn’t shouting at Lilith and the weird stranger, but at Sebastian and Adrian.

I’m really sorry-” I walk over to apologize, and she

panic at your

What?

her head and pulls me to her side, nodding at Lilith: “Watch, and

ears are burning even more, feeling like a

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