Chapter 36

Arya. I stood in front of the gate minutes after Ethan was gone, my mind reeling. The seconds passed into minutes, quiet heart-wrenching minutes, before he finally made a move behind me. “Little One—” I held out a hand to still his movements, turning to face him. “Stay the hell away from me.” Tyler ignored me, closing the space between us. “I know you’re angry and I understand you—” “You don’t understand shit!” I walked past him angrily, heading to the front door. My mind was so clouded with anger that I couldn’t think straight. I just needed to get away from him, and clear my head. But Tyler’s footsteps echoed behind me, letting me know that he had no plans of leaving me alone. “Arya, please. I can explain.” I pushed the door open and stormed past the servants. At this point, they had to be used to it. The last time I’d stormed into the house like this, we’d had a shouting match and though that had ended in us starting the mating process, I was more than certain this time would