Chapter 59. She’s Not Here

I shove him away hard, aware some around us have stopped to look up, engrossed in the hint of drama going on over here, but I pull my head up and glare at any I catch with eyes this way. Downright combative, and not like me at all. Surprisingly, any I challenge looks away fast, and Colton hauls me back for a third time, oblivious to his wrongdoing and feeding on my spreading anger.

“Look… I’m sorry.” It’s delivered through semi-gritted teeth, and I know it’s probably more from the fact I’m drawing unwanted attention and publicly challenging his authority than being pissed at me. Still, it’s not the right way to handle me when I’m already overly tired from hours of physical torture and sensitive because I love him, and this whole thing is shitty as hell.

“Aren’t you always?” I raise a brow, sarcasm oozing like molten lava from my lips. I slap his hand off my arm, not caring if it stung, and make a fast dash to put distance between us before he reaches out again.

Lea