Karla’s pov
Axel leaned forward in his chair, his elbows on his knees as he studied me. There was something different in his sharp gaze today—less arrogance, more curiosity. I wasn’t sure what to make of that.
"I'll be honest." His voice was lower than usual. "I didn't like you at first."
I scoffed, rolling my eyes. "No s**t. You don’t need to repeat this over and over you know, we get it."
“Oh I’m sorry. Did I hurt your feelings?”
I could easily have taken that as a sarcastic joke but he was serious about his words. He really wanted to know if I was hurt and this was a shock to me which I shrugged about and decided to shrug.
“No.” was all I could say.
He smirked, but there was something softer in his expression. “But,” he continued, “I think I might be starting to like you.”
I bl
