Chapter 33: Are You Deliberately Avoiding Me

Elara’s POV

I froze beneath Lyra's pinning grip, my mind scrambling for a response. How had she known? Should I deny it? The truth seemed simultaneously harmless and dangerously revealing.

"You smell like Vander's shower gel and shampoo," Lyra continued, her voice low but sharp. "I bought them for him. I know that scent better than anyone."

The casual way she referred to Vander by name rather than