Chapter 118. Some Decisions Are Ugly

Jeremy’s POV

“This is…is crazy.” Teyana said in disbelief. A man. My instincts flared, but seeing Teyana this shaken drifted my attention right away.

Her pupils were blown wide with panic, her breath catching in uneven little pulls.

I was starting to get very angry. For some reason, I felt like it was my fault. And whoever this was, they better be praying I don’t lay my fucking hands on them. I wouldn’t hold back from inflicting harm, and I fucking meant every thought.

I let the paper and rose fall from my hand, and faced her fully. I framed her cheeks with both my palms, forcing her trembling gaze to lock on mine.

“Listen to me,” I said, my voice a deadly calm. “Not when I’m alive, Teyana. Nothing—nothing, gets to you. Whoever this is will have to get through me first.”

Her breath broke against my thumbs, a soft helpless sound that hit me straight in the chest. For a second, she leaned into my hands like she was sinking into me, and I swea