Winter Break Arc.
(POV: Lumiere)
---
In that moment, a familiar voice called out my name, causing me to quickly turn my head. Lumila and Elise stood there, both of them wearing expressions of surprise and curiosity.
Crap. Crap. Crap.
My heart skipped a beat as I instinctively took a step back, preparing myself for possible confrontation.
However, before I could react, Aidan's voice broke through the tension.
"There's no need to run," he told me, appearing behind me. "We lost interest in chasing you yesterday."
I knew his voice was meant to come off as reassuring, but everything about the way he said it just sounded menacing...
I immediately acted like I was confused; sheepishly scratching my head as I wore an uncomfortable smile. "Who said anything about running? Certainly not me." I retorted.
