Chapter 81

• Xaden's lips finally stopped less than a centimeter away from her. The distance between them was so close that when he spoke, hot air would spray on her face. "You have the smell of alcohol on you. Did you hide a man in the ward?"
• "No." Julliet blinked more frequently than usual. Her palm was already sticky. "A female friend of mine in clubhouse broke up. She drank some wine here and fell asleep."
• Xaden stared at Julliet for a while and suddenly smiled. He let go of her. She did not know if he believed her.