I stepped back in surprise, not expecting Alaric to say something like that. My face turned red, like a tomato being boiled until it's cooked.
I mean, this was Alaric—Alaric, of all people?
"It's not funny, you know I don't like joking about this."
"Where's the joke in what I said?"
Alaric looked at me seriously, his jade-colored eyes piercing straight into mine, stirring up a chaotic mess of emotions and leaving my mind numb.
Thanks to him, I could not think straight and just stood there, feeling like I had lost my mind.
My thoughts were completely scrambled now.
If he wanted to share his thoughts, could he wait until all this chaos had calmed down and we were relaxed enough to exchange ideas?
Should he have said that he felt frustrated with me when we were both on the roof bein
