“I panicked,” he said.
“Did you two have fun?” she asked casually.
“I’m just going to be going home now,” Darren said and waved to Cole.
“You’re leaving me,” I hissed after him.
“Bye, nephew,” Cole called.
I heard Darren’s laughter down the street.
Chapter seventeen
Testing Cole
Iwalked towards Cole because there was no choice but to.
She didn’t say anything as I got closer to her, but when I tried to walk past her, she grabbed my arm to stop me.
“You didn’t tell me you were going to the bonfire tonight,” she said.
“Oh, you’re talking to me now?” I asked.
“Harriet,” she said in a warning tone.
“Colette,” I replied childishly.
Cole growled but released my arm, and I continued on and into the house, stumbling slightly.
“Are you drunk?” she asked behind me, and I heard the front door close and lock.
“No. I’m a little tipsy, but that’s all,” I answered. I wasn’t lying.
“How much have you had to drink?” she demanded.
“What’s it to you?” I challenged. Cole was sliding off her sandals.
I watched her frown as I shrugged off my jacket.
“I’m not in the mood for games, Harriet,” she warned, snatching my jacket from me and hanging it up. I kicked off my shoes. “How much have you had to drink?” she asked again.
“Two beers,” I told her.
She looked at me for a long moment as if deciding whether I was being truthful or not.
“Am I allowed to get ready for bed?” I asked sarcastically as I turned to leave.
“Stop,” Cole commanded, and I did, stalling in place until I realised what I was doing and that she didn’t give a damn about me but had fucked me like… like that and then ignored me for days, and I wasn’t going to do what she told me to do. She was a temporary alpha anyway; I would be gone soon and back with Ashford, so it didn’t matter what she wanted—
I would be gone soon.
I wouldn’t get to go to the party Nina had invited me to. I wouldn’t get to spend time with Darren again—
Cole pulled me back towards her.
“I told you to stop,” she said angrily.
“I don’t care what you want from me,” I told her back and tried as hard as I could to free myself from her grip.
