Chapter 11

He frowns at the sensation too and backs off as soon as he lets me go, obviously uneasy at how much chemistry is stirring up from something so simple. It’s not a secret he and Carmen have been a steady thing for a long time, so I guess he feels like this is somehow cheating on her. She watches like a hawk; I can feel her hatred burning through my soul and wishing harm on me. The sting on my face tells me she probably left a handprint, and I try not to glare her way and provoke another outburst. “I swear to God, Cole …” Her voice breaks, and tears spring from her eyes, instantly dampening her cheeks. “If you leave me for this little reject ….” For a second, the pure heartbreak in her tone gets at me, cutting me in the chest, and I’m a little sorry for her. Not knowing what love feels like or what this would do to my heart if it were me. I guess a slap isn’t comparable to a devastated soul and the thought of losing someone you thought was your mate. That stupid part of me that cares has