Chapter 20

August's POV

"August, wait," Whitney called behind me.

I stopped moving and sighed heavily.

"What? Are you here to ask more questions?" I asked coldly.

"No, I am not. I just want to make sure that you aren't upset with all of us," she answered.

I turned and looked at her furiously.

"Were you not the one who heard me cry bitterly on the phone? Did you not see and hear how broken and alone I was? No one truly understood the pain I was in, not even you. You must have tried to in the past, but you pulled away when I really needed you the most because you were happy to have Uncle by your side. Meeting this human may seem stupid to most of our kind because she is not my mate. But to me, it's the best thing that has ever happened in my life. Not only did she accept me even though I am being kept by Felix, she didn't give a damn that I was a bartender in a damn club," I spat.

"Hey, are you done speaking?" She asked as I frowned.

When a few seconds went by without my response, she spoke up.

"Le