Chapter 21 Are You Done Fooling Around?

• Ariana Sutton's POV
• Stefan's figure towered over me as he gazed down with a blank look in his eyes. His presence felt somewhat divine in the misty air around me—I almost thought he was an angel sent to save me.
• "Are you done fooling around?" He parted his lips to speak to me in an icy tone. I tensed up as I thought, Did he think I was just fooling around this whole time? I forced myself to contain the pain I felt in my chest as I stood up to explain myself. "I wasn't—"