“So, you love me, huh?”

Half-teasing and fully annoying, Arlo hovered around me as I made my way across the corridor after running out of the room.

His heavy aura felt like every corner we turned to was submerged with darkness and I could see from the corner of my eyes that the maids were deliberately scurrying away to hide when they heard his distinct footsteps.

“I said those words for your grandfather’s sake.” I hissed, turning my head to the other direction whenever he tries to get a glimpse of my face.

I still could not muster enough courage to look at him after what happened last night.

“Why...