Chapter 39

PATSY POV:

“Do your ears not work, Patsy?”

Asshole. What is his problem? And how could I have lived with him this long and not known he was a complete psychopath?

“Don’t worry. We’ll get you home and warm up. I already started a fire.”

“No, that’s okay,” I snapped. “I’ll be fine.”

“Oh, no you won’t,” he laughs. “You’ll end up needing me to bring you to the hospital, and I can’t have that.”

There’s something obnoxiously charming about the way he’s speaking to me, almost like we’re an old couple and he knows my personality so well that he doesn’t even bother listening to what I say anymore.

“You know what? I’m glad to hear you say that, princess. Because the best way to warm another human up is body heat. And I’ve got plenty of that.”

“I’ll take the fire,” I reply, finally turning to face him. I expect to see him glaring back at me with anger. Instead, I see him smiling, a light of amusement in his eyes.

“You really are a sassy little bitch, aren’t you? I guess that shouldn’t surprise m