Charmaine's POV
I take a deep breath, my mind made up. I need to tell Marcus that it's over, that we can't make this work. The thought of being tied to him, of being manipulated and controlled, makes my skin crawl. I hail a cab and jump in, giving the driver Marcus's address. "Step on it," I urge him, feeling a sense of urgency. We need to call off this farce of a mating, and we need to do it now.
But the cab seems to be moving at a glacial pace, and I feel my impatience growing. I need to get there, to confront Marcus and put an end to this charade. I glance out the window, watching as the buildings seem to crawl by. It's not fast enough. I need to be free, to be myself, without the weight of Marcus's manipulation holding me back. I think about the life I want, the relationship I deserv
