I walked into the kitchen through the sliding doors and found Malachi sitting at the kitchen counter. Malachi had a small smile on his face and amusement danced in his eyes. Karani gasped when she looked at me and her eyes glistened with tears.
“What the hell happened to you?” Karani asked as she engulfed me in her mother-hug and I winced. I had no idea what I looked like, but if it was anything like what I felt, it wasn’t good.
“Kiran and James had a little misunderstanding,” Malachi answered for me. I could swear he was enjoying the moment and I wondered how he knew what had happened.
“I will be fine in an hour or so,” I said.
“James did this to you?” Anger had replaced Karani’s concern for me and I already knew what she was thinking. James had to be punished for this.
I pushed her
