17. Yes or no

(Vera)

“Oh, do come to the ball tomorrow, and then once the ball is over, I will take you to the temple and then-”

I hated it. I knew I wanted the rejection, but he didn’t have to be so eager about it, did he?

“Then what?” My body was burning with anger and jealousy. I didn’t want his first time with some random Fae wh0- okay, I absolutely didn’t want to call a random woman wh0re, that wasn’t right, and I knew that. But I already hated this phantom Fae, with her wispy, beautiful wings and her delicate curves and magic. “Will you take a Fae to your room?” I grunted. I wanted to tie him down and prove to him that I would be better than any Fae ever could be.

F*ck No!

I hated that when he talked about finding a Fae girl. Ugh. Faes! I didn’t want those bitches near my-

"Careful, Vera. Your green is showing. Dark green, too...”

I ignored the dragon.

I glared at his back as he turned to me and grabbed my hands, as if it was completely normal to hold hands after talking about rejection. His