Page 10 of Betrayal (Corrupt Empire 1)

She looked down at her hands.

“Off.”

Walking away to the door, I tried to work out why she’d want to sit in darkness. She told me not to leave her in the dark before. Avery was a bit of an enigma. She wasn’t what I expected from a girl who’d grown up with every privilege imaginable.

“Wait.”

I paused in the doorway, turning slightly to look back at her.

“What do I call you?”

I smiled.

“Aiden. You call me Aiden.”

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