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 and

I

Can I not even talk to the lady who made a pretty mean accusation at me?” The stranger looks at

He doesn’t know who Sebastian is! No one

is from out

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

of the circle, and she takes me back to the outskirts

in too fast, too,” Granny smirks at me,

See far? Of what?

with a warm smile

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046 A Lousy Picku

pieces if they only make one of them, and they leave that

she gasps in shock and then

av eves in

in time to catch

truth about the initials, and moreover,

you ask about my name out of curiosity, or did you just want to know what to answer if I asked you,

coming. Happily, I turn to look at Ava, only to see the angry glare of

in a crying tone, gripping the corner of Sebastian’s suit, “I didn’t mean no harm,

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