Ares thought he heard wrong but the way Aletta lifted both her brows in surprise assured him he didn't hear wrong. Was she serious? This wasn't why he brought her here.
Just as quickly, Nazneen broke into a fit of laughter. "I was joking," she clarified, reclaiming her seat.
Ares didn't find the humor in it at all. He understood that Nazneen was testing Aletta, and possibly him, which he didn't appreciate. He had proposed this discussion in Nazneen's presence to maintain transparency and comfort, and she had agreed.
Aletta appeared as taken aback as him, and the air between them grew thick with awkward tension. To alleviate it, he quickly switched topics. "Well, we wanted to discuss the implications of drinking human blood and how it might have affected me. Have you found anything that could be of help?" Gesturing for her to take a seat across the table, he joined Nazneen on her side.
