Page 69 of Claim Me
I release her and take several steps back, my mind lost in a fog that’s all Fallon.
I need a break. Some space.Something.
With a shake of my head, I turn around and find two phantoms staring at me with interest.
Well, one looks interested. The other appears deeply aroused, probably because he’s been my preferred bed partner of late.
I clear my throat, unsure of what I want to say. None of this went according to plan. Actually, it all went very opposite to the plan.
And now I have no idea how to proceed.
I threatened to put her in solitary,I recall, a strange sort of pang radiating around my heart.
I lost my temper, something that rarely happens. But Fallon seems to bring out the worst in me.
Mostly because I hate that she won’t trust me. She constantly wears a wary expression around me, like she expects the worst from me at any second.
And that’s precisely what I gave her today.
She very obviously experienced something traumatic, and rather than try to coax her into opening up, I demanded her truths.
Then she put me in my place, calling me entitled and saying she doesn’t owe me anything.
I’m not entitled. I’m trying to protect my Houseandher. But now that I’ve calmed down a little, I can see why she feels that way.
Instead of making it better, I made it much worse.
I nearly rejected her, too.
Fuck.
I palm the back of my neck and blow out a breath.None of this is working.We’ve tried the same thing for over a year, and we’ve gotten nowhere.
“All right,” I say, making an immediate decision. “We’ll try it your way.”
Nox grins. “Yeah?”
“But it needs to be empty,” I continue, ignoring his excitement. “Just the two of you with Fallon. I’ll make some calls to arrange it.”
I don’t stick around to elaborate.
Bane and Nox can handle Fallon for the afternoon.
Meanwhile, I’ll call Nolan with an update. Maybe he can find thisIssythat Fallon insists on lying about.
And perhaps he’ll know about these infamous patriarchs. Because I’ve only ever heard that term used with a certain Supernatural Syndicate and I’m really hoping that syndicate isn’t related to Fallon or her sister.
CHAPTERSIXTEEN
FALLON
I kissed Kaspian.
It wasn’t intentional. I just reacted. He was about to reject our mating bond, and I knew if he did, the magic connecting us all would be obvious. And the last thing I wanted was more questions.
More accusations.
Morediscussion.
