Mission Was a Burst

Kieran finally tore his gaze away from me and was about to place his hand into the open cabinet when I grabbed his wrist.

His brows furrowed as he slowly turned his head to me. "Yes? What's wrong now?" He asked.

I blinked erratically, struggling to say something that had been eating me up for a while.

Eventually, I sighed and spoke up. "How is it so easy for you to ignore... To ignore the mate bond?" I queried.

He arched an eyebrow, leaving me in suspense. Crap, now I was regretting asking him that. Maybe if I–

"I don't know, Nimue, you tell me." He suddenly uttered casually. "I was about to ask you the same thing. How do you go around frolicking with every male in school while ignoring the fact that we're fated? I mean, you even managed to get Jin interested in you."

Frolicking? With every male in the...?

I let go of his wrist just then, snarling. "Why do you always do that?"

He seemed confused now. "You're not making any sense. Why do I always do what?" He asked.

I threw my hands i