Punishment

"What's wrong, why are you looking at me like that?" I asked spontaneously. The atmosphere at dinner was suddenly gloomy. Accompanied by the sharp gaze that had been directed at me. I didn't feel like I'd done anything wrong to him. But the look in his eyes clearly said something different.

"You owe me!" Axe's deep, husky voice made me think.

That should have been what I told him. I don't owe Axe anything. He's the one who owes me an answer.

'I know you were here'. His words were still ringing in my head. How he knew where I was at that time. And the coincidence yesterday, where it turned out that Morine was his adoptive mother, was really difficult for me to accept. Did Axe have something planned for me at that time?

I put my spoon and fork down on the plate hard, letting the three objects come together to make a sound. I looked straight at Axe who was still faithfully watching my every move.

"You owe me the most," I finally said. Making the man I'd been with burst out in momentary l