Chapter 84

Arya

The tears are about to fall from my eyes when suddenly there’s a knock on the door and Levi immediately hurries to open it.

“May I come in?” a voice from the outside says, and my heart immediately skips as soon as I hear it.

I get up from my seat to look at the one at the door, and I almost collapse in joy and relief as soon as I see who it is.

“Arthur,” I say in a broken voice. I should be embarrassed at how soft my voice sounds but I don’t care. I rush past Levi and hug Arthur, and he smiles down at me. “I didn’t know you’d be here. I didn’t know you wanted to come.”

“I can never leave you for too long,” he says, and I hug him again.

Meanwhile, Levi is smiling, clearing his throat and offering his hand to shake for Arthur, who just broke off the hug and put his arm around my shoulder. “Come in, man. There’s plenty of room for everyone.”

I wait for Arthur to say anything, and for a moment I thought he would say something bad and maybe start a fight. He stares at the hand t