Chapter 23

My fingers clasped their way around her purse but rudely she snatched it from my grip, letting her sharp nails slash over mine lightly.

"You seem to be as brutal as he," she voiced, flashing her eyes to the lump before fixing them on me sternly and I titled my head a little to the side on instinct, had I missed something?

The click of her heels followed next, creating a melody on the tiles and the echoes, heightening the sound around us. Shoulders brushing past mine swiftly with features contorted into an angry snarl, but I was not one to be deceived easily.

A faint smile wormed its way onto my face. If she had thought an indifferent attitude could tick me off, she was gravely wrong because I enjoyed a good challenge and she was feisty, just the way I liked them...

It didn't take long for me to catch up with my long strides and when I reached her side, she whipped around to face me at the same time, stopping both our movements.