Chapter 14

“I don’t know about you, but the only thing that will satisfy me is you accepting my rejection.”

It was hard to decline his offer, but somehow I had managed to use every bit of dignity I had left to stand my ground.

All that crap about taking me in these woods?

It wasn’t Kylan speaking, it was the beast playing mind games—just like Lumia was doing with me.

Kylan was disgusted by me, just as much as I was by him. This moment, this tension, wasn’t real—it was forced.

A dark chuckle escaped Kylan’s lips as he let go of my body, and I finally released the breath I had been holding back.

“We need to get moving,” he said, his tone serious again. He walked away, leaving me standing there against the tree, completely confused and frustrated.

My body felt hot, heart almost beat out of my chest, yet here he was—pretending like nothing had happened.

Huffing, I kicked a nearby twig and made my way back to the others. How would I survive the