Lottie POV "Is this f*cker for real!" I snapped at Sage, who was ignoring me to make sappy eyes at Kane. "Goddess, give me strength!" I grumbled, looking at Kane with perplexity. "You know I am not twelve anymore, right?" I sighed at Kane with exasperation, holding my hand out. "Can I have my phone back, please!" "No!" He grumbled, his face tightening uncomfortably. "Come stand with your family, let people see you, Charlotte, instead of hiding back here." "I wasn't hiding!" I barked, crossing my arms and rolling my eyes. "Texting your 'boyfriend' then!" He sarcastically muttered. I narrowed my eyes at him, overcome with an unfamiliar emotion I didn't want to acknowledge. "Kane!" I started to say, stepping into him and ignoring the hand that he held out to me. "Let me, and you ge