Page 11 of Taken By My Guardian's Fangs

—-and in came walking her guardian himself.

Noooooooooo!

Gaël's gaze narrowed at her. "You look like you've seen a ghost."

What was he doing here?

The door fell silently shut behind him as Gaël strode forward, and Juliette knew if she didn't do something soon, her guardian was sure to realize what she had been doing.

A Caro's sense of smell might not be as good as a shifter's, but it was still so much better than an ordinary human's, and oh God, he was coming closer and closer and closer—-

Please God, please!

Gaël stopped dead in his tracks when a distinct noise popped in the air, and he saw his ward's face pale.

Juliette felt like dying yet again when she saw her guardian's expression turn suddenly...grave.

"Did you—-"

"I can explain," she said desperately.

"—-just fart?"

Thirty minutes later, and Juliette still wished she could just die. They were in the backseat of Gaël's limousine, and even though her guardian hadn't said a word, the gleam in his cold, blue eyes was more than enough.

He was totally laughing at her, and could she blame him for doing so?

Gaël's lips pressed together in a straight line as his normally meek ward turned towards him again in a fit of frustration.

"I did NOT fart!"

"If you say so."

"I mean it," Juliette nearly yelled. "It really wasn't a fart! It was just air! You didn't even smell anything, did you?"

"No," Gaël conceded. "I did not."

"See?"

"But since by definition, flatulence is the expulsion of gas from one's anus—-"

Juliette moaned, and she was still moaning back at home as she shared today's mortifying episode with the other wards.

Today had been the first - dear God, the first! - time Gaël had surprised her at school, and she had dreamt of such a day for years. She had fantasized about her guardian proudly declaring his love for her in front of the other students. But instead...this!

Aprilynne and Sydney were beside themselves with laughter while Luciella, being the well-mannered girl that she always was, did her best to stifle her smile.

"How can you accidentally fart just like that?" Aprilynne wanted to know as they descended the stairs.

"I was nervous." Juliette had no qualms fibbing, since there was no way she would admit the truth.

"Nervous about what?" Severin questioned, having caught the tail end of Juliette's words as he followed them inside the dining room.

Sydney, seeing Juliette turn red, quickly came to the other girl's rescue by distracting her guardian as she asked, "Can I talk to you in private?"

Gaël was the last to come in and join his family for dinner, and his lips curved in a slight smile when he noticed how Juliette carefully avoided looking his way.

"Hello again."

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