Chapter 292

Rowan stiffened, eyes unyielding. “We were talking, Warrick. That’s all.”

“Talking?” Warrick jeered, taking a threatening step closer. “It didn’t look like just talking to me.”

“Warrick, stop,” I said as I got up to my feet, but he didn’t hear

me.

“You’ve been sniffing around her for weeks,” Warrick growled low, his fists clenched. “You think I don’t see it? You think I don’t know what you’re trying to do?”

“Warrick, that’s enough,” Rowan said, firm and controlled.

“Oh, now you’re telling me what to do?” Warrick sneered, stepping right into Rowan’s space. “You think you’re better than me? You think you can just take her.

Warrick is older than Rowan, and that made him look a bit bigger and intimidating. But I and Rowan were just age grades.

“I’m not trying to take anyone,” Rowan said over him, his voice. rising. He threw a glance my way and I pursed my lips. And he continued, “But perhaps if you were treating her with the respect she deserves, you’d not feel so threatened.”

all glancing between them

Warrick spat. “How dare

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jealous fool,” was all Rowan returned. I gulped, I can’t seem

cut through at last, and she stepped. between them, tall. “That is enough. Both of

glare flick to Rowan one more time, chest heaving, before whirling and stalking

turned to leave, too, leaving me

to a sudden stop, whirling with a snarl. “You really think this is over, Rowan? You’re just a failure, crawling on your hands

clenched his fists together, and paused as he growled. “Say what you will about me, Warrick,

to talk about her,” Warrick snapped, his voice cracking with anger and frustration. “You don’t know

do.”

yet here you are,” Rowan said evenly, “accusing her of things she hasn’t done, pushing her away because you can’t

repeated this time

time for petty fights. If you cannot settle this

Rowan said, with a little bow and then with one

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