Chapter 28

“What do you want?” Zero demanded as soon as he and Julian were far away from the premises of the school. Julian scoffed and turned on him. “What do I want?” he questioned ridiculously. “How about you keep your filthy hands to yourself and off my mate?” “Oh, so you care?” Zero asked. “I thought you wanted nothing to do with her.” “What I do with her is none of your business,” Julian snapped. “She is my mate, not yours. If you are so starved for a female’s attention, get it somewhere else. If you are doing this to cross me, I advise you to think again.” “Why would I do that?” Zero demanded. “Just admit it, you have feelings for her but keep acting like an asshole because you are too proud to accept it. If you don’t want to claim her, why does it bother you so much when someone else pays attention to her?” “Attention?” Julian scoffed. “The kind of attention where you kiss her in front of everybody? What are you trying to prove?” “Forget about me and think about Lyra,” Zero told him. “If