Chapter 32

Simone's POV

I’m seething with rage by the time Aldric puts me down in front of my bedroom. He doesn’t say a word when he opens the door and ushers me back inside. “What’s eating you?” he asks, and leans against the doorframe.

“Nothing,” I say and fall down on the couch, throwing one leg over the other and crossing my arms under my breasts.

“Okay,” he replies with an amused grin. “Sit there and stew then. It’s really no skin off my nose.”

He closes the door and perches on the edge of the bed. “I thought you’re leaving,” I say.

“No.”

“Why not.”

Aldric smiles at me. “You astound me, you really do.”

“What? Why?”

“You seem to be embracing the change and just...going with it. You have a good hold of your emotions, considering you're less than three days old." He shrugs. "It's unexpected, that's all. Are you still angry at me for turning you?”

“No. I was never really angry at you.”

“You are now.”

“Not for the reason you think.”

He leans forward and dangles his big hands between his knees. “