A Complacent Request

Kate left Jane for moment on herself to sort out her thoughts. It was bad enough to know that Jane was under Marcus influence, she wouldn’t want to risk her doing any risky actions. Kate hoped that washing her hands would carry her worries, but instead, it magnified when she thought over the worse scenarios.

When Kate left the bathroom, she saw Verus leaning his back on the wall, patiently waited for her. Kate sighed deeply and walked past him. Verus followed behind in a slow pace.

“What do you want?” Kate shot her question away.

“I understand that my brother tangled you into this mess. I intend to propose—”

“Zip it.” Kate said abruptly as she turned around. “I’m not interested.”