Seraphina's POV
"I'm sorry." Axel said, his dark eyes sincere.
"You don't have to be sorry." I said. "You're just a bit controlling and making other people's opinions worthless."
"I'm not—" He started to protest.
"You are." I interrupted. "You want to protect me, I get that but the others want to protect me as well. This is all new to me and I'm trying to adjust to all of this, but you should stop pushing them away on my behalf. And you should stop lying to me as well."
Axel nodded slowly. "You're right. I know you're right."
"Good." I said, taking a bite of pasta.
There was a pause, then I asked, "What did you do last night?"
Axel's fork clattered against his plate. "What?"
"Last night." I repeated. "Knox said you two did something while I was asleep."
I watched him go pale, the
