The clanging of the plates resounded around the dining room but it wasn't enough to drown the silence which was reigning over the walls.
Aella thought she was hungry when they were called for dinner, especially after the last time she ate should be more than five hours ago but it turned out she wasn't.
The eyes that were staring at her and the male beside her were too distracting for her to eat and swallow her food properly.
Aella looked up to see her mother's brown eyes on her as though she was scrutinising her for something stolen.
She turned her gaze to her sister who was seated beside her mother to see her eyes on Bane who was seated across from Aurelia.
A frown passed her face when she noticed her sister had constantly been interested in Bane ever since they arrived at the mansion.
