I blinked furiously like a faulty bulb. It was like he had read my mind.

“Is that all?” Chase glanced at me before he fastened the ropes of his robe. I couldn’t tell if he was irritated or just indifferent.

“Yes… I mean no” I whispered. He had left me with no choice but to use this way. Kelsi said this always worked if you wanted your mate to reject you. And so I hit him where it hurts the most. He didn’t even look at me as he tried to pour himself one more glass of liquor. The words of the maid rang clear to me again. ‘He drank...