BRAN
The door slammed shut behind him as he stepped out of the room, leaving Maria behind.
Christ, she was just so infuriating. And so f*****g fearless. Bran had never met a woman like her in his entire life. The women he knew were soft and submissive, retreating at the slightest sight of his anger and hurrying to do his bidding whenever he demanded it. They did everything in their power to make sure that they didn’t anger him—Maria did everything in her power to make sure that she pissed him off.
And she succeeded every time, damn her.
But, Christ, he found it so sexy. Down in the bar, he’d just been about to maul her when Elizabeth had cleared her throat, pulling him back to the present. Had she not detracted him, he would have kissed her right there, damn it. Seeing the fl
