Melissa stood before him for a long moment, doing her best to remain serene. “Why?” It was the only word that she could force through her lips. Being in a room with this man brought all the hurt she had buried back to the surface.
“Why what?”
Sitting across from him with one leg crossed over the other, Melissa arched an eyebrow. “You have to ask me that?” she shot back. “You know what I want to know.”
He leaned back with hands folded behind his head, grinning triumphantly at the ceiling. “Why did I accept Slade"s offer?” he said. “Why did I Bond one of the fallen symbionts?”
“Well?”
His mocking laughter made her feel like a child. All those insecurities – the fears that motivated her to keep her opinions to herself – came rushing into her mind. “You"re a smart girl,” Aiden said. “You
