“My childhood friend.” Alistair told her calmly with no hint of a lie in his voice or the way he looked at her.
When Alistair revealed to Mallory that Dahlia had been his childhood friend, she experienced conflicting feelings even though she had been wanting to calm herself down since she trusted Alistair. She would, on the one hand, be a little jealous of their strong bond. However, the fact that he was being so reassuring and reliable with regard to their own relationship would soothe her.
Mallory was insecure about her connection with Alistair since she could not help but compare herself to Dahlia in some ways, even though she did not want to acknowledge this feeling and thoughts because she trusted him so much. She tried not to think too much about it, but she also felt really uneas
