his arm, and that broug

mediately excused himself

out to him, but Ethan

fusion. "Is he okay? Is somet

plied and apologized to her for Ethan's behaviour before

e found him there pacing back and forth

want this wedding, but leaving like t

w, I...I'll apologize to her later." He replied, running

ll that what was bothering him wasn't his engagement with Lily; it was something else. "Tell me, Ethan. What's g

d? Although Marcel was his best friend, he was still worried that he would judge him for sleep

en a knock on the door interrupted the

. Ethan walked to his window, pulled apart the curtains and opened the

ced that Marcel was taking too long at the door. "Why are you...." He trailed off

. Why was he here? Was he going to talk about last night? Ethan's hear

p forward. "Relax, I only came to take back what's mine." To Eth

alm Alex was, he acted like nothing happened between them, he's bein

know you have

for some unknown reason, he felt annoyed by Alex's no

should I have your necklace when I've never met y

nd stopped mere inches away from him. "I'm pretty sure that was

ly placed his palm on Alex's mouth. "You'll say nothing about wha

is mouth. "Why? Didn't you claim to never have

necklace, and angrily slapped it in his palm. "There yo

knew I was your sister's fiance, ri

who you were or had any idea that you were my sister's fiance." Alex explained, but Ethan didn't seem to believe him. "Anyways, it'll be best if you forget about wh

ng me? Is this a joke to you? Do I look like a kid or someone you can toy with?" Ethan angrily pushed him away.

ryone else if we forget what happened last night. So let's just end this right here and act like two strangers who've never met each other. It's bad enough that I had sex with my younger sister's

couldn't shake the feeling that Alex's disgust wasn't just about the situation, but about him, about who he was. The thought seared, fueling a

art for Alex, and he thought of so many ways to exact his revenge

ery thing he professed to despise. Ethan's mind whirred with the possibilities, a plan unfolding with sin

ke him crave him, and then he'd walk awa

fect re