Chapter 48

MELVIN’S POV

I put off going to Jada’s place for four days because Father started to become increasingly interested in my whereabouts. It was only on the fifth day I deemed the coast clear enough for me to pop by Jada’s cabin because Father had a meeting with his council.

I squeezed my fists as I approached Jada’s cabin. I hadn’t seen Ariel since that night and I couldn’t even imagine how seeing her now would go.

I got to the cabin’s door and threw my hands up to knock but the door flew open by itself and Ariel stood behind it. My heart began running numbers as soon as I saw her.

“I could already smell you from a mile away.” She moved out of the way for me to walk in.

“Right, you have a very good nose,” I muttered but loud enough for her to hear as I walked into the cabin.

She closed the door and got in front of me.

“That’s right,” she said into my face before sauntering off to the living room.

After standing still for a while, I followed her into the living room. I caught up with he