Chapter 89

ELLIE

“What the…”

I was beginning to feel like some sort of detective at that point as I was beginning to take a closer look at what was happening downstairs. I wanted to be sure that I wasn't about to raise a false alarm as that was the last thing I wanted at that point.

At once, I was beginning to get ready to make my descent. I had almost felt like jumping out from there and simply going in pursuit of the truth that I desired so badly.

I took each step downstairs, wondering what exactly Aiden could have been up to down there. I couldn't tell why exactly I had been so curious to know what he had been doing there. We weren't supposed to be that concerned about each other and I didn't want him to know that there was still a part of me that cared a bit about him.

It was obvious that I stood a risk of showing signs of vulnerability towards him. That had me thinking a lot about what I was doing. But then, I had gone too far to turn back.

I had been well on my way to the back door when