Chapter 163

I blocked their path. ‘Shame there aren’t any cameras out here. Otherwise, everyone would’ve seen exactly how shameless you are. You really think both of us just hallucinated the same scene?’ Alexis kept smiling. ‘You’re reading too much into it, Miss Vance.’ Her voice was soft, sugary. I wanted to throw her into the hedge. I glanced at Yvaine. She hadn’t moved. Her lips pressed together, hands clenched, shoulders rigid. I turned to the cause of all this trouble. ‘You’ve known us long enough. You know who we are. You think Yvaine and I just cooked up a lie for fun? You think we’re that petty?’ Cassian’s eyes dropped to the ground. Then he finally said, ‘I don’t think you’d lie, but, like Alexis said, maybe it’s just a misunderstanding.’ Yvaine looked up so fast her hair shifted. Then she blinked, shut her eyes, and looked away again. He could’ve stabbed her and it wouldn’t have cut deeper. Alexis noticed. Her lip curled slightly. ‘Exactly. Seems like a misunderstanding. We’ll leave you