Chapter 93

Callista didn't cry. Instead, she let out a little laugh and asked, "Mr. Blackwood, is this how you normally talk girls down when they're upset?"

"I've never done this for anyone else—just you," Alaric said, making it clear he wasn't the type who'd comfort every girl.

Callista was caught off guard.

His words felt dangerously close to crossing a line, leaving her flustered and not sure how to answe