Chapter Forty Nine

< Nina’s POV >

“No, of course not.” I laugh nervously, my eyes avert from his.

“Nina, I can easily tell a person if they’re lying or not.”

At that moment, I’ve realized a little bit too late that my habit of looking away is just making him more suspicious.

I gulp, slowly looking at his grey eyes. Weeks ago, if it weren’t for that drinking incident, he would just glare at me or ignore my existence. But now, the eyes he is showing to me were...mesmerizing.

“Nina?”

It snaps me from my own thoughts and I shake my head, embarrassed that once again, I’ve been gawking at Luca. “W-what makes you say that I’ve been assaulted?”

He slowly lets go of my shoulder and he says, unperturbed. “I know the way he looks at you. Like a wolf eyeing his prey. Unless it's consensual, I have nothing against that.” He crosses his arms. “I just want to hear what really happened, that’s all.”

“Well,” I start, realizing that my excuses aren’t going to work on Luca. I am going to make a mental note on that. “I sai