Chapter 82 - Kurt

I couldn’t get out of the house fast enough.

Unfortunately, the swiftness of my departure was impeded by my ability to walk. I had to go back into Fati’s room to get my shirt, shoes, and bag. And then I had to get down the stairs.

That’s what finally broke Javi and Fati apart, hearing my crutches on the stairs.

“Shit,” Fati says, eyes going wide as she realizes what has happened and that I’m a human who isn’t supposed to understand.

If only it were that simple and I could be angry with her. Instead, I’m angry with myself. I’m the one that has basically pushed her into someone else’s arms. This is all my fault.

Javi’s eyes squint and his nostrils flare. I know that he’s smelling her scent all over me and her arousal mixed with my scent. It’s not hard to put two and two together.

Suddenly, Fati is between me and Javi, though she’s facing him and I know from the tense silence that she’s mindlinking him, lettin