Chapter 23

Melissa

He was in a good mood.

There was a smile on his face that I have never seen before, a smile that I didn’t think he had addressed to me before. I couldn’t fathom why he was in such a nice mood, but I knew I didn’t want it to be because of the ploy I had pulled with Jake earlier on. Afterall, I hadn’t done it to get him in a good mood, I did it to get him mad and angry and needy. If all my act had managed to do was get him in a good mood, I would really be angry at him.

“You aren’t speaking, Melissa.” He said again, stopping at a reasonable distance so that even if anyone was to barge in on us, they wouldn’t find both of us in a compromising situation.

I cleared my throat, trying all in my power not to get mad that he was happy instead of being mad. Lia couldn’t keep herself steady inside of me as she wanted to me to go closer to him, to touch any part of his body, but I refused her. If Zachary wanted to keep a distance between us, then I would have to oblige him.

“You aren’t