~Hermes~

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

The words tear out of me the moment the door clicks shut. She’s gone, finally, and I’m left sitting here, staring at the empty space where June Alexander just stood.

A fucking secret relationship! That’s what she asked for. Out of every goddamn possibility, she tossed that one into my lap.

I knew with time she’d come around, see me for what I was— better than whatever worthless trash she almost made warm her bed.

I expected an apology ...