Cain receives a call a few from Alpha Vannya a few minutes later and gets up in a rush to leave… but then he hovers over me for like five awkward seconds, like he’s considering hugging me or kissing me, like he did before. He even starts leaning closer.
“Don’t,” I finally snap, making him gulp and take a step back, “Just leave. Bye.”
“Right. Sorry about that,” he mumbles and walks out of the office with a frown on his face, like he’s upset. I shake my head and force myself not to focus on that… or on the strong scent he left here.
I hyper-focus on work for the next five hours, successfully avoiding any thoughts of Cain to slip inside my mind. And then go back home to spend time with Amaya, Milo and Gabe. And then I’m trying not to stab myself in the eye with the fork when they describ
