(Author's POV)
"What's with the barrage of allegations towards my brother, huhh? What did Alaric do to get such an earful?" Brave Everests queried. "And~ …. You kept on mentioning your other friend? What has happened? Care to tell?"
He posed question after question, making Yelena feel like a deer caught in the headlights. Stiffened by his words, she lowered her gaze, finding the crown on the nurse's scalp, who was busy cleaning and dressing her wound, interesting.
She didn't know what or how to give him an answer without mentioning anything about Myra. In the heat of the moment, she had blabbered too much. Now, she was like a spider trapped in its own web.
Yelena tried to take a glimpse at his facial expression, but when she lifted her chin a fraction of an inch, the guy was already looking straight at her, his gaze unreadable. Arching his right brow, he added casually, "I remember you were being quite talkative earlier. What now~ … cat got your tongue or something~ … hmm?"
