Chapter 219. A Surprise

We ate mostly in silence, the clinking of utensils and the faint hum of activity in the mansion filling the space between us. Darco seemed content, savoring his food without any rush, but I could not help feeling a little on edge. 

A surprise? From the dark alpha? I still felt like he had not forgiven me for running away on the night of the full moon. And not only that, I had also bruised his ego on that same night. So yeah, a surprise right now could literally mean anything, and knowing him, it probably was not going to be a simple walk in the park. 

My mind churned with possibilities, each one more nerve-wracking than the last. 

“What’s that look?” His voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I looked at me. His deep voice was sharp, and I blinked, realizing that I had been staring at my plate, stuck in my mind without eating for a few seconds too long. 

“Just…thinking,” I confessed, giving him a vague answer while proceeding to stab at a piece o