Chapter 69
ARIELLE’S POV
I watched as Derek quickly pocketed his phone, a flicker of curiosity stirring within me. There was something on that screen, something that caught my attention—a single word that ignited a surge of anger and hurt within me: “Priestess.”
A seething rage welled up inside me, threatening to spill over, but I forced a smile and proceeded to gain Derek’s approval on the outfit I had one.
As I watched his lips curl into a smile, and heard the compliments that left his mouth, I felt a knot forming in the pit of my stomach. Those words, that smile, it was all fake.
I bit my inner lips as I tried to quench the urge to yell at him.
I made up my mind from that moment, deciding that after this date, I would confront Derek, Aiden and Enzo about their true intentions. No
