Chapter 7

This woman had made it a point of duty to torment my life. If only she knew how much I hated having her around. I had barely spoken to her since she showed up at my office yesterday unannounced.

This whole marriage arrangement between my parents and hers would be the worst thing that'll ever happen to her - not me, because I can never love her. No matter how hard she tried.

"Do we really have to go?" Her silky voice sounded from behind me. She walked toward me and placed her slender hands around my waist from behind, "I came to spend some quality time with you."

"I never asked you to come, June," I pulled her hands off me, "But since you are here, get dressed and let's go. I have important matters to attend to in the pack."

I locked my luggage and headed to my mirror, adjusting my hair.

She was quiet for a while before speaking again, "Okay. I'll get to spend some time with your mum, too."

Was that meant to console her? That's her business.

From the corner of my eye, I saw something sitting carefully by the side of the table.

"What the fuck?" I muttered under my breath, picking up the bag and opening it. "How did this get here?"

"Oh. Kasmine gave them to me," June said with a wide grin.

froze as rage clouded

the room. "She said I could have

around the bag, my knuckles white with the force of it. I barely registered June's

haze of red.

Kasmine's door, I was seething. I didn't bother knocking. Hell, I didn't even hesitate. My

slamming against the wall. The

of the room, tying a towel around herself-red, my favorite color. Her hair was damp, water dripping onto her shoulders,

image of her standing there, looking so infuriatingly perfect it made my head

she clutched the towel tighter. "What the hell is wrong with you? You can't just barge

droplets gliding down her collarbone, disappearing into the curve of her towel. Heat surged through me, unwelcome and maddening. I clenched my fists, forcing myself

you give these to June?" I growled, tossing the bag onto her bed, making the contents

so I gave them to her." She

annoyance pushed me to the edge. Kasmine grabbed a robe

to her because you thought you had no use for them?"

to do with them, Kester? I'm not seeing anyone. I don't have a boyfriend-thanks to you,

to give out a

one?

warned, feeling my anger

"Do you know how suffocating it's been? I can't date or even talk to a guy without worrying you'll come storming

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