Chapter 149: Ajax’s teasing
"Lyla! Lyla!"
At first, Inez didn’t stop because she didn’t register that someone was calling her. It was only when Jules reached out and caught her by her elbow that she realised that the woman was calling her.
"Are you angry at me?" Jules asked nervously. She had been calling Inez for a while now, and with the woman ignoring her, she just couldn’t help but wonder if the woman was angry at her. Jules had to admit that her sister was truly rude to Inez, and if she were in her shoes, then she too would have been furious with her.
Inez pursed her lips. She shook her head and said to her, "I am not angry, but I think it will be better if we discuss what happened earlier."
When Jules noticed her serious expression, she became even more worried. She asked, "Is everything alright?"
"I appreciate that you are trying to befriend me, but" Inez sucked in a breath and continued speaking, "You should be well aware that your cousin doesn’t seem to like the company that you are keeping. The pure-blooded shifters have always looked down on latents; I think you should look for someone whose company would be appreciated by your family. For your own benefit and peace." And hers as well.
Inez didn’t want to be pulled into the murky waters. If Jules were one of the last dragons, then getting close to her was nothing less than walking down a rickety bridge.
"But I like you," said Jules as if she couldn’t understand what Inez was trying to tell her. "Since the day I came to this city, no one has been nice to me; you are the only one who truly cared for me. Usually, people only care about me because they want something from me, but you are the only person who took care of me without anything in exchange."
Inez simply stared at the woman because this was the first time someone had told her that they would want to become friends with her after Dominic ruined her life.