“Get up!” I implored anxiously. “What if Lyle barges in and sees us together? There would be a lot of people with him. All of his wicked friends.” I shoved him again. If he wanted to be with me, we cannot be seen together yet.

 

“Alright. Give me a kiss, and I will obey you, albeit reluctantly.” Christopher rubbed his eyes and sat up. Without his usual mischief, coupled with his disheveled hair, he looked just like a child forced to wake up before he had slept his fill.

 

The voices outside grew more intense; it wasn’t the time to argue. I hurriedly kissed him on the cheek so that he would leave.

sight. I hurried over to the window with my heart thumping

foliage. At the exact moment, the door swung open, revealing Lyle at the entrance with a stony expression. Behind him, Sabrina winked at me and

and that displeased him. “Why didn’t you come out since you

he have anything new to accuse me of? I ignored him, save an indifferent glare at his

have meant what he said but spoke before thinking it through. It was a pet peeve of mine which he did so often that

 

The only thing I could do was to put myself in his shoes to gauge his thoughts. That meant channeling the worst aspects

another one of your boys to lie in wait in my room before inviting a crowd over to witness my shame? Heck, why don’t you call the elders too? If this gets blown out of proportion, no amount of explaining would clear my name. Isn’t that what you

because I was already involved with Christopher. But Lyle’s antics and his unwillingness to grant me a divorce had absolved

 

Eve. I couldn’t stop

snarled. Turning back

scumbag? Try and harm Eve again with me here and see what happens. In a world of scumbag men, one as scummy as you is a rare sight indeed.” Sabrina stood in between us and shielded me from

Lyle implored, looking over Sabrina

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