Chapter 398. Not With You

Apphia’s POV

Nicholas observes me, his face impassive. I didn’t want to raise the issue suddenly, but I couldn’t stop thinking about what the brunette said.

’He likes it rough,’ her stupid voice rings in my head. Nicholas wasn’t rough with me. He was passionate and gentle, yet I could feel he was holding out something. Did Nicholas enjoy sex with me? What if he didn’t relish it as he did with her?

“Brooklyn?” he asks, his voice indifferent.

“Brunnet, big tits, and brown eyes,” I sneer. I can’t keep the bitterness out of my tone. To think my mate had sex with her makes me feel so jealous and angry.

“She’s not my girlfriend,” he refutes.

“That’s not what she told me,” I answer.

“What did Brooklyn tell you,” he almost growls. His gaze is stern on me.

“That you left her because of me. And that you will leave me because only she can please you,” I retell, frowning.

Nicholas snorts. He reaches out to touch my hand.

“She li