Elena
Mara and I climbed into the car Lysander had arranged for us. He had insisted on leaving a driver to make sure we returned to our residence safely, since he couldn’t accompany us tonight or take us to the expensive restaurant he had mentioned. It was his way of easing the guilt he felt for not being able to secure the rare pink diamond from the auction.
“What did he say to you?” she asked. “And don't lie to me—your expression earlier was off and you had stayed there for a few minutes.”
Hearing this, I paused, letting out a helpless sigh—it seems that nothing really could escape from her eyes. Besides, Alaric and I, didn't really talked to each other that much.
I shook my head. “There's nothing, really. He had just asks me whether I were upset or not, especially that he
