Contract with Ares

09

Chapter Nine

In which the situation seemed off.

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“Get your ass in there, sweetheart.”

Matthias had done his best to help Page to settle down. Of course, the woman would be out of her mind and panic about what happened. It was a good thing that Matthias is taking medicine, or Kye would have been the first to lose his mind. She also didn’t suffer anything bad, her panicked state only made it worse.

“No, I just needed—”

“Sweetheart,” the words seemed to have always made her breathless. He looked serious, and she could see the twinge of worry swirling in his eyes. Maybe it’s because he had failed to have someone inspect the room before offering it to someone—either way, she doesn’t understand why he looked like that. “You need to take a bath.”

“But my clothes…”

“I ask Vien to—” h