Chapter 131

I opened my mouth to scream, and he clasped his hand over it, his other hand crossing his lips, motioning for me to stay quiet.

Anger surged through me. I felt the heat coming up from my belly up to my chest and about to spill out of my lips if it wasn’t for his hand over my mouth.

I thought of biting and screaming at the top of my voice, attracting attention so that he would get caught by the soldiers waiting outside my ward.

Like, how did he even slip past Zayne’s soldiers in the first place, and how badly did he want to die?

I whipped my head away from his palm, glaring at him and not even bothering to tone my voice down. "Imagine having the guts to show your face to me, Aaron."

He looked sad suddenly, "I guess I deserved that," he held my hands again, "but before you write me off, Gia, hear what I have to say, listen to my side of the story, and then whatever your judgment is, I’ll take it."

I turned to the side so I wouldn’t see him, my hatred for h