MOVING OUT

"You've never said this to me before."

Ava pouted. He was right. She'd never really thanked him for anything he'd done for her up to this point. And she knew it made her look like an ingrate, but while he did those things for her, she never appreciated any of them because she thought there was a hidden agenda to it.

With everything she'd gone through, thanking someone with an evil agenda was equivalent to being killed again.

Now she was sure that Maximus didn't have any bad intention towards her, she felt embarrassed for not showing gratitude for those things. "I'm sorry for being such an ingrate."

Maximus pinched the bridge of her nose, not enough to hurt. "I already got used to being engaged to one."

She laughed. "Honestly, I am not."

"Hmm..." He teased, but when he noticed the small frown on her face, "Sure, you're not," he corrected, making Ava laugh once more.