Joel locked the door of my chamber and joined me on the couch. He hasn't said a word since he came in, just a feint smile. I was still caressing my calf with my palms unconsciously.

“Stop touching that like it's a forbidden tattoo. You weren't forced to take it anyway. ” he smirked. “you are one of us now nothing can change that .”

Now he's behaving like he's really the prince, the thought of that made my stomach churn. I managed to sit at the far end of the couch, on its arm.

“Hei, don't play games okay?” I said. “I'm dead serious” that was true. “ how...