Page 34 of Lumi
Damian folded his hands into fists and opened his mouth to speak when the door opened. “Sorry, I didn’t know someone was in here,” a man said and backed out again. I took it as my cue to get out of this unpleasant situation and tried to get past Damian.
He acted fast — slammed the door again and locked it this time before cornering me with his palms to the wall on each side of me.
“It’s not that I don’t think ye can handle it. I just don’t want ye with some maggot who can’t give ye everythin’ you deserve.”
Pressing a hand to my chest, I stared deep into Damian’s eyes and spoke with confidence. “Iwill give myself everything I need.” Tapping a finger to my temple, I continued, “My brain will provide me with all the material wealth I’ll ever need. You must confuse me with some gold digger who needs a man to take care of her.”
“Maybe ye don’t need a man financially, but ye do need someone who will support ye, love ye, and be there for ye.”
“Until he shows up, I’ll go and enjoy some hot sex with any man ofmychoosing. And I don’t need your permission or anyone else’s for that matter.” I pushed at Damian’s chest, but he didn’t yield, so I lowered my voice and hissed. “Move!”
Damian’s jaw was tense, but he took a step back, watching me unlock the door.
Just before I exited, he asked with a raw voice, “Why does it have to be one of my colleagues?”
I turned around fast and narrowed my eyes, spewing the pain of his rejection back in his face. "Because you didn’t want to do it yourself."
