Delaney

As soon as I left my bedroom, I went straight to Maribel's room instead of Nyra's. The tension between my legs was still pulsing, a cruel constant reminder of what Kai and Ronan had denied me. I threw my hands in the air, cursing them under my breath. Before I knocked at Maribel's door, I stood outside, drawing in quick breaths to calm myself down. I leaned on the wall beside the door, eyes closed, willing my heartbeatto slow down to normal.

"Will you stand there the whole night?" She opened the door abruptly, catching me off guard and making me jump.

"Jesus, Maribel, you scared me," I breathed,...