Page 35 of Goldie and Her Bears (Dirty Paranormal Fairytale Haremlan 3)

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KAI

I stared at the door that Jasper had disappeared through a few seconds ago. Part of me wanted to go after him. Challenge him. Fight him. Find some way to force him to see I was right in all of this. Another part of me was too damn stubborn to waste any more of my time on him. He refused to listen to reason. He and Chase both. They were lost causes and I was doing nothing to help them. They didn’t want help.

I needed to cut my loses and move on.

Speaking of Chase… he had stayed in the room, holding up a wall with his arms crossed over his chest. I settled my attention on him. He stared at me like he was studying me. As though there was something wrong with me and not the two of them. It was almost laughable because they were the ones who refused to see reason. Not me.

Still, his unrelenting gaze grated on my nerves.

“What are you looking at?” I asked. My words came out sharp.

He shook his head. “What has gotten into you?”

“What does it matter?” I asked. “You wouldn’t listen to me before now. What difference does it make to start now?”

Chase shrugged. “Perhaps, but it doesn’t change the fact that he was right, and you know it.”

“And what was he right about, exactly?” I asked. This had better be good.

“Fixing what you broke. It is the absolute least you could do to even start repairing the trust between the two of you. Giving up your room to let Cassie heal is the next best thing…” he said.

“Is that so?” I asked. “Tell me this… since when are you so blind? I’m not the one in the wrong here. I’m right about her, but no matter what I do to prove that much, you two are still swooning over her like hormonal teenagers. Start thinking with your head and not your dick for once, and maybe you’ll see it too.”

“You lost your temper,” he said. “You broke your number one rule and shifted in front of a human who, I might add, had no idea shifters existed.”

“Had no idea, oh sure. If that’s really what you want to believe, I feel sorry for you. But I can see that what I say doesn’t matter. I could tell you that I was provoked until I am blue in the face, and it still wouldn’t make a difference. So, explain to me again why I’m wasting my breath standing here listening to you continue to repeat everything Jasper had just said?”

My voice started to rise in volume. I squeezed my eyes closed and took in a deep breath. I fought against my bear wanting to break free again. The last thing I wanted to was to destroy everything in the house with another fight.

“Regardless of whether you believe her to be a witch or not, you’re still in the wrong. Not just about her, but about the room as well. Your anger has gotten the better of you more and more. You’re losing control, and I worry where that is leading you. The Kai I knew would never allow himself to lose control like this. Especially not in his home. You not only put Cassie in danger, but you put the three of us in danger as well. And what’s worse is you don’t seem to care. All of this destruction just so you could prove a point?” Chase shook his head.

“Thanks, Dr. Phil, but if I need some sound advice about my life and the decisions I make, I’d go see a shrink.”

He shrugged. “Therapy might help.”

I snorted. “You would love that, wouldn’t you?”

Chase shrugged again. “You’re messing things up. Fix what you broke and get over yourself. The sooner, the better. If therapy is what it takes for you to do that, then yes. I would.”

“Fix it and get over myself or what?” I snapped. “Come on! Don’t stop now. I know those words are in there. Say it. Make yourself feel better.”

He sighed and removed himself from the wall. “Or you may end up burning the last bridge you have with not only Jasper but me as well. We’re shifters, Kai. We’re forced to live in secrecy. That doesn’t mean we need to live alone.”

“Blah, blah, blah…” I said. “We’ve had this talk before.”

“And I was right then too. Just as much as I am now. Cassie knew nothing of this world, and you broke your number one rule just to try and prove your prejudice against her. Never mind how seriously misplaced your beliefs of her are. Not only that, but you just pushed Jasper away in your efforts to do so.”

I growled and ran my hand over my face. “She may have you fooled, but not me. I’m not blind.”

“Are you sure about that?” he said, challenging me. “You are the one who has a habit of pushing everyone who cares about you away. You’re lucky Jasper and I hadn’t left yet. Though I do believe Jasper has one foot out the door.”

“Leave,” I said. “See if I care.”

“We just might if you continue on the path you’re on,” he warned. “I mean it too. This isn’t some lose threat we don’t have any intentions on following through on. You’re dragging us down with you, and that’s putting our lives at risk. Have you thought about what would have happened if you killed that girl?”

I shrugged. “One less witch in the world.”

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