046 A Lousy Pickup Line

Scarlett’s POV

The circle is surprised to utter silence. Aurora frowns – Granny is resolving the situation on his behalf and he doesn’t seem to understand that. Ava smiles politely with restraint, delivering her disappointment at an “unreasonable liar” perfectly.

Even Granny is surprised.

Lilith shoots over a worried look at him and he gives her a reassuring smile.

The mean girls throw mocks mixed with attacks, but none seem to even land on the stranger. He just stands there with a polite smile, looking directly at Ava.

“I’m not sure if I want to answer your question,” Ava pouts lightly, “considering you didn’t answer mine.”

About his name? I mean, sure he didn’t answer, but I would hardly consider that an offense-

“Why did you-” The stranger takes a step in Ava’s direction and Ava backs a step as if scared.

up and stands between Ava

I

Can I not even talk to the lady who made a pretty mean accusation

that’s the moment I realized – He doesn’t know who Sebastian is! No one in the city would

is from

class, yet no one at the party seems to regonize him. Not even

the center of the circle, and she takes me back

stepped in too fast, too,” Granny smirks at me, “The kid

See far? Of what?

Lilith, explaining with a warm smile as if taking a student to class, “they design the initials of

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of them, and they leave

second before she gasps in shock and then

av eves in

Ava’s direction, just in time to catch

The stranger was telling the truth about the initials, and

about my name out of curiosity, or did you just want to know what to answer if I asked you, what the two letters designed

look at Ava, only to see the angry glare of Sebastian.

gripping

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