Chapter 27: A Wild Dog

I moved like a headless chicken while trying to grab a napkin and perform damage control but let's just say it would've been better if I hadn't moved a muscle!

Frederick suddenly stood up and excused himself like the decent son that he was, he made a polite bow to his parents and the Spencers.

"Me next" Harry suddenly said and I was rendered speechless, unsure of what to say. Actually, Basil has been sitting right next to me the entire time but his presence was often unnoticed. As usual he had his head lowered and his eyes were glued to his phone. He had a way of fading into the background while Harry was always bent on escaping any family-related gatherings.

"Lyla wrote Love Letters to Louis?"

Shock waves reverberated through my being. Regulus' voice was all I needed to snap back to reality.

"T-That's not true father… I didn't write any letter"