ALARA’S POV
Asher looked me in the eyes after he saw that I had coughed to make it look like I was the one who made the sound.
I had grunted inwardly, hoping for Stephon’s sake that no one was going to find out that he was inside the room behind him. It would have been his fault for not being able to hold his cough.
“Did you hear that?” Asher asked me and I looked ignorant of what he was talking about.
“Hear what?”
“The sound.” He said and I shook my head.
“I didn’t hear anything at all.” I could no longer look him in the eyes and I looked down for a while before I returned my gaze to the King.
The guards were also trying to look into the room to see if anyone was inside, but I made sure not to give them any chance.
“We should go, Asher.” Darius broke the silence while he turned
