Four Clans

Elowen:

After hearing those words from Dante’s mouth to a strange lady over the phone, I ran as fast as my legs could carry me to the room. I bolted the door and put the duvet over my head. This was unexpected, and I really couldn’t tell what I expected from him. After all, I was nothing more than a girl he picked up at the club. Maybe I didn’t deserve love.

I beat myself up badly as tears rained down my eyes. Dante suddenly pulled open the door of the room, causing me to quickly wipe my tears while pretending to be half awake. He pulled the duvet off a bit to reveal my face, then he kissed it.

“Let’s eat dinner. We missed lunch,” he said, and I turned away at once, yawning as though I was too tired to stand up.

“Babe,” he said, and my eyes flickered open.

I had never heard him say those words, but at this moment, that was the wrong choice of word. Did he think he could lead me on while he had a lady out there? I wished I could punch him square in the face so that he could feel as ba