Chapter 45

　　~Lyra ~

　　I pretended to be shocked.

　　Played dumb.

　　Because I wanted him to snap.

　　I wanted him to lose it.

　　I wanted to push him to that line and make him cross it.

　　So I leaned back.

　　Let my spine press harder into the tree trunk.

　　Tilted my head like I didn't know what he meant.

　　"Do wh...