#Chapter 51 Ruined

I wasn’t sure how to respond, but I knew I had to do so quickly. “A friend gave it to me,” I said. “A friend gave you a ring?” Andrew asked skeptically. He flipped the box open. “A very nice engagement ring, at that.” Heat flooded my cheeks. “I…the friend proposed to me,” I murmured. “The friend proposed to you? Which friend?” The tone in Andrew’s voice made me hesitant to answer. I doubted that Andrew would do anything directly to Noah as he still had his own reputation to protect, but I wasn’t sure what he could—or would—do to him as Alpha King out of anger. Still, I knew that not answering him would only make things worse than they already were. “Noah.” “The one that we picked up the rest of your stuff from?” “Yes…but I told him no.” “Then why do you have the ring?” “He asked me to keep it—” “But why did you say that you would?” I cringed. The truth was that I didn’t know why I had agreed to keep the ring. Was it just because I didn’t want to hurt Noah?