Sebastian POV
“I don’t see why you are being so stubborn about this,” Charlene harps at me from across my desk. “My father is insisting you marry. Who is better or more qualified for the position than myself?”
It takes every ounce of control inside me not to show just how much that thought disgusts me. Ever since my Mariana so shrewdly escaped me, my older cousin has been pushing herself on me more and more. My desperate attempts to try and find my lost human servant have not gone unnoticed by her. She is trying to force my hand before I find Mariana, so my attentions won't be deferred from her permanently.
“Uncle’s insistence means little. I am now of age, cousin,” I spit the word out, reminding her of the biggest flaw in her request. “I do not need his approval or help any longer to
