Chapter 54

Blaze was about to leave the room when Aella pulled gently at the hem of his shirt and he turned around.

“What’s wrong?”, Blaze asked

“I need to know something, not that it matters or anything!”, Aella fumbled.

“Speak.”, Blaze said.

“We’re not an item…are we?”, Aella asked.

“Of course not!”, Blaze exclaimed like it was obvious, he clenched his fists tightly and walked away.

Aella felt a bit taken aback. She sighed and walked quickly behind Blaze.

“Hey, Blaze! Get a chair out for Aella!”, Alexa demanded Blaze.

Aella frowned at how Alexa knew her name but she brushed it off.

“I should probably get going. It’s a lovely house and thank you for inviting me over.”, Aella said as she tried to excuse herself.

“Why don’t you join us for dinner, Aella?”, Alexa asked.

Aella looked at Blaze and back to her. Blaze quickly averted his gaze from her and to the floor.

“Uh…I should get going…it’s late.”, Aella stumbled through her words.

“Aella, I insist.”, Alexa said as her eyes had a light glow.

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