“Are you… serious right now?”
She stuck her tongue out at him then said, “Shut up, Gale. I’m thinking.”
“Did he tell you about his first mate?” he inquired.
“He told me he had a first mate,” I replied. “I think he wanted to clear the rumors about him, so I won’t get scared of him. It’s well-known that he killed his parents and mate, but he denied both and told me he might tell me what really happened someday.”
The temperature in the room suddenly dropped, and neither of them spoke for a while. My hand flew to cover my mouth.
Stupid Anna!
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to – “
“It’s alright,” Gale interrupted. “It happened years ago but we haven’t really gotten to terms with it yet. He’s having it the worst among us.”
“I’m sorry.”
Lexy tapped my arm and smiled. “It’s alright, Anna. One d
