Ch. 37 I See You

Olivia

Bile burns the back of my throat when Kellan calls out his father. This is exactly why I’ve worked so hard to protect my heart. It’s bad enough that he lied about wanting me. If I’d actually allowed myself to believe him, this would’ve destroyed me.

“You did what?” Declan appears in the doorway, his growl making me jump.

“It’s not like that!” Kaden contends. “Ana just showed up out of nowhere.”

“I fail to see how that requires you to put your lips on her! Goddess, Kaden, I thought you told her to piss off!”

Declan is irate, his jaw grinding back and forth and the skin pulled taut over his balled fists. I go to him, patting his chest with my hand to calm him down.

“It’s okay, Dec. It couldn’t have been more than a peck, I didn’t feel any pain.” Not the physical kind anyway, that little voice in my head chimes in. Sometimes I really wish the shrew would keep her mouth shut!

“Besides, while I’d appreciate you both keeping it in your pants until we can sort out a formal re