Chapter 0903

She pants a little in her panic, looking around the room again for some help. But everyone's face - everyone's, her father's included - is rich with a great depth of sadness and pity. Maryam, finding no recourse there, turns her vicious gaze back to Rafe.

It cuts him in his soul, the hatred in her gaze. Deep, like a knife.

"I reject you, Rafe Sinclair - or whatever the fuck it is they say to make this end. Categorically, unequivocally - no. I - I will not have this - I will not have you. You have absolutely no claim on me, ever!"

She stands to her full height then, rage pulsing through her, and then turns striding for the door. She shoves past Jesse and Ariel who stumble out of her way, yanking the door open and striding out into the hall.

The sound of the door slamming behind her echoes through the silent room. Rafe...doesn't breathe.

He just...stares. Stares after her. Wondering what the fuck he's supposed to do

now.

and ushering them out the door. I watch them go without protest for once, their eyes wide as they realize the gravity

their quiet goodnights. Mom is at Rafe's side, of course

heart that he doesn't deserve it, pity swells in me for Mark, who is getting the scolding

into Mark about responsibility and needing to realize the gravity of certain issues, of considering the consequences of his actions before he makes any moves. But my poor baby Mark - he's all pale, and his head is

murmurs to me, glancing over at me with a tiny smile. “Mark deserves

just a little guy," I whisper, my hands pressing to my cheeks as I glance at Jesse and then

at my side. I look up at him with a very, very small snarl. But he just shrugs, standing by his words. "He's older than June, and yet you hold him to

June did this, you'd be flipping out at

sigh, snapping my hands to my hips, realizing that they're right and totally

Jesse says, smirking at me. "Come on, let's go get our boy. He's going to need some council and cheering up from all of us, who are wise and mated and

you just want to drink more and make him tell you the whole story," I sigh, following along after Jesse as he starts to

Jesse

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