Nicholas

"Aargh!" I almost threw the phone across the room but instead opted to put it in my pocket.

"I'm guessing she said no?" Allan spoke with a light laugh that made me growl. It was not a laughing matter, and yet he was seated in my own office chair nonchalantly, relishing in my frustration.

"Well, what were you expecting? You have dragged her through hell and back." He added, making the upper left side of my mouth twitch.

"Didn't you tell me feelings make someone forgiving? Weren't you the one who fucking told me she'd listen?" My voice rose as I turned and faced the glass window, running my...