The exposure

I held my neck up high, slowly veering round to face her. Her hand was still on my shoulders, awaiting my face reveal.

Suddenly, Tristan walked into the picture and pulled Aurelia's hands away from me. I gasped out in shock and stared at him. He had his gaze on me, and appeared to be annoyed.

''We have to leave now, babe,''

He said to me with gritted teeth, holding my head in a spot I couldn't move from.

I heard Aurelia muttered something under her breath as she turned to Tristan.

''I'm so sorry,'' I heard her apologize, ''I didn't mean to disturb your wife. I was asking her if she had seen my daughter, and I felt she looked familiar,''

I couldn't utter a word, and still remained speechless. Tristan waves her off and grabbed my hand firmly. Aurelia proceeded to walk towards the hallway where Hailey had ran off to. And while she turned to leave, she tried catching a glimpse of my face, but Tristan pulled me into his hold before I could even move or speak.

Disappointed, Aurelia muttere