Chapter 13

"Watch out!" Elijah reacted instantly. The second Selena tipped forward, he lunged toward her and caught her securely in his arms. Selena looked up at Elijah, still shaken. The worry on his face caught her off guard and tugged at something in her chest. Sebastian hadn't expected things to turn out like that either. Panic flashed across his face, but when he saw that Selena was fine, he quickly masked his worry and stubbornly refused to apologize. Elijah helped Selena steady herself. When he turned to Sebastian, his face was so dark it could bring about a storm. "Sebastian, have I gone too long without lecturing you? How could you be so disrespectful? You know her leg is still hurt!" Sebastian shrank back under Elijah's scolding. Fear flickered in his eyes, but he refused to back down in front of Selena. He forced himself to act tough and said, "I didn't mean it. She fell on her own!" "She stopped you for Louisa's sake! She's still recovering. If you take her out and her conditio