Marek’s POV
I stormed angrily back into Nolan's office tonight and banged the door open, the wood slamming against the wall with a crack that echoed my fury.
My heart pounded like a war drum, blood roaring in my ears. How dare he? How f*****g dare he humiliate me like that—f*****g me right in front of Esme, while Cole burst in like some avenging demon?
I'd played along with Nolan's games for months, bending to his whims, letting him use me as his secret toy, but this? This crossed every line.
"Why did you do that?" I raged at Nolan, my voice cracking with raw anger as I rushed him. He was still lounging against his desk, buttoning his shirt with that smug, satisfied smirk that made me want to rip his face off.
I didn't think—I just acted, my fists pounding against his chest in fran
