章 44: Chapter 44: Blood

He led me into one of the small rooms. He turned on the lights aggressively and I immediately looked for an extra exit.

I saw the balcony before me, it looked big. A couple of rooms were facing the same balcony, I remembered the view I saw while I was waiting outside with Aiden earlier that night.

He was breathing heavily. He knew.

He knew everything.

There was a cashmere couch and a wooden table. He put his hands on the table and leaned forward. The arms of his suit were stretched.

‘’So, tell me, Lara,’’ he started with a grumpy face. ‘’Why did you just decide to come and ruin everything?’’

I wasn’t prepared for anything he said. This wasn’t an exception.

‘’I don’t understand,’’ I said slowly, keeping a straight face.

‘’You don’t understand?’’ he mocked with a fake smile.

‘’Eli, I have to go if you’re going to keep acting like this,’’ I stepped back.

I was scared. There was no way not to be.