Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 219

Chapter 219: Darkness.

Leilani.

My expression turned stony as I glared straight at him; And I know that you may call me weird but even as I frowned, I could still feel the way my face heated up, burning all the way to my neck and to the tips of my ears.

I could also still feel my heart racing like a bitch.

And trust me, I hated it.

I hated how guilty I felt whenever Jay was mentioned. I hated how the voice inside my head kept making me feel like I was making such a huge mistake. I set my glass onto the table and crossed my arms over my chest again, my voice icy as I spat; "That’s none of your business."

"True," he answered, raising his hands up in a gesture of surrender.

And that was surprising because it was unlike him to simply give up on a topic because I had asked him to. When his eyes met mine again, I could swear that I saw something weird and different swirling around those deep dark orbs. He hissed; "Ah ah sorry, so what do you want me to pretend to be interested in?"

Keyword: Pretend.

I sighed. "You can start by pretending not to notice those two men behind that table who has been watching us for approximately fifteen minutes now, eavesdropping on our conversation.’’

At my words, he frowned, a surprised expression fleeting across his face as he leaned even further into his chair. His voice was silky, almost velvety as he mumbled; "Let’s leave then.’’

Something about those words and the way he said them made my body tremble slightly. His voice– or maybe it was the cold– made goosebumps sprout across the surface of my skin. I wrapped my arms around my body as I cast one more glance behind us, my breath hitching when I realized how crazy close those men were to us now.

"And where do we go from here?" I asked in confusion, not missing the way his eyes darted from my eyes to my lips and then back again as he said; "To your mother."

Silence settled between us after those words were uttered. I took a moment to contemplate if I really wanted to do this, worst still with Zevran, but after careful thoughts, I finally gave in and nodded. My voice was soft as I said; "Okay."

He didn’t even wait to give me an opportunity to take back my words as he quickly rose to his feet, took my hands in one of his and my bag in the other, and then began to lead me out of the dimly lit restaurant.

Sparks flew in the places where our skins touched and I retracted my hands quickly only to have it forcefully taken back as he whispered into my ears; "They’re watching."

And goddess, the way his breath fanned the side of my face!

The way his weirdly comforting warmth slipped into the side of my sweater.

His fingers rubbed against my hand as he pulled me forward and upon arrival at my car, he stopped, turned to me and asked softly; "Can I drive you back?"

As soon as he asked that, my face tugged downward into a frown. I glared at him then at my car. And then at his car which was only a few yards away from us. I didn’t even need to think it over— I didn’t want to— I simply said; "No."

"Why?"

"Why?" Isn’t that like a stupid question to ask?

Why?

"Because you came in your car and I came in mine. Also, I can drive myself just fine."

As I spoke, I didn’t miss the way the tremor in my spine intensified. The way my stomach knotted into the tightest most twisted knot ever known to man. The evening air was chilly but I was slightly warm. And I was so warm to the extent that I soon began to sweat.

As if noticing my discomfort, Zevran placed his hand on my forehead as if to check my temperature, his voice barely above a whisper as he asked; "Are you good?"

I wanted to say yes. Goddess, I wanted him to stop looking at me the way he was. His eyes danced across my face then to my lips; But just as he was about to say something else, I shook my head and muttered;

"I’m good. You can go now, I’ll be right after you."

Goddess, what the hell is happening to me?

Am I drugged?

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