Chapter 51. Jax Has Been Warned

“Tell me why you’re here,” she said. Her brows raised to her hairline. Her eyes were round and eager.

Lola shifted next to Jax, and she saw Melissa in the corner of the couch, wrinkling her nose and looking around the room.

“We wanted to ask you about this story,” Jax said, opening the book to the first page.

Elwina’s face lit up.

“Ahh, the story of the Doe. Remarkable, isn’t it?” she said and dragged her plain nails over the text. Lola would’ve thought that Ewlina’s nails would scream as loud as her jewelry, but she was mistaken.

They were rather rough and torn.

“It’s lovely, but we were wondering what you could tell us about it apart from what is already written,” Lola said as her brows pinched together.

“How do you mean?” Elwina asked sweetly.

Lola and Jax shared a look.

“The story behind the Doe, where did it originate from?” Jax asked and leaned his elbows on his knees.

Eliwna started laughing.

“Its origin? It’s a story. It originated in one person’s mind, and that person was cra