Aurora's POV
"Who sent that?"
Sebastian's voice is closer now. I did not hear him move, but he was right beside me, looking down at the phone, still glowing in my hand.
I lock the screen before he can see clearly.
"No one." "You went pale."
"I didn't." "You're still pale."
I look up at him and find his face closer than I expected. Close enough that I can see the small tension lines at the corners of his eyes. Close enough that stepping back would feel like an admission.
So I don't step back.
"Do you always watch strangers this closely?" I ask.
"Only the ones who look like they just saw something that scared them."
That lands somewhere uncomfortable in my chest. I slip the phone into my clutch and force my shoulders to relax. "I'm not scared." "Then why won't you show me the messa
