“Do we really have to do this here?” Alena asked, looking at me with a red face as if she was going to explode any minute. “Why do you have to invite them in? Especially this one...”
I looked at Jack, who was staring at Alena dreamily before he held her hand, making Alena's eyes widen in surprise. I gave Alaric a short glance and I saw him staring intently at Alena like she was a hard case he couldn't solve. There was really something between these three that I couldn't understand.
However, I couldn't help but feel guilty about Alena’s situation. I knew how introverted she was and having conversations with others definitely gave her anxiety. If I were Alena, I would have reacted the same, or worse, fainted. Jack’s clinginess together with Alaric's piercing stare was too much for a person
