“Stop making me hope for you, Pyro.”
That was the first thing that came into my mind and I am proud of myself that I was able to tell him that even though I was already on the verge of melting under his tantalizing gaze.
I averted my gaze and shook my head. “I don’t want to hope for something that I know will never happen,” I continued as I stared at the empty basketball court. “You have chosen another woman as a mate. Don’t confuse me by doing all this.”
Pain etched in my heart for some unknown reason. I have never felt this kind of pain before—not even when he introduced Wynona as his mate. That was ego getting bruised and trampled on. This pain was different. It was something that is rooted from deep within and I couldn’t understand why I am feeling it right now.
I tried to igno
