Angry Bella

Darwin’s POV

Darin was right when he signaled to me that she wasn’t asleep like she seemed to be. I wanted to tell her that we knew, but he suggested we act like we were leaving and then come back, which we just did, and found her standing at the window. She looked surprised to see us, but soon the surprised look on her face was replaced by anger.

“Don’t you knock before entering a lady's room?” she sneered. Darin and I exchanged glances before we returned our gaze to her. She looked upset, probably from what she saw in the courtyard.

“We didn’t see you,” I started to speak, and she eyed me. “That’s because you two were so occupied,” she sneered, jealousy so evident in her tone, or perhaps I was wrong.

“That was Laura, our family friend. Her mother was a best friend to my mother,” I announced ……