Chapter 133

Jordan.

we were riding back to Torrington Hall. Our bodies at least two feet apart. I stared out at trees, all cast in darkness, as we left the city.

Who was I angry at? Was it at myself? For reacting like a jealous fool. Or was it at her for pointing it out? I couldn’t decide, but either way it didn’t feel good.

I knew she was scared for her friend’s safety, but I had no intentions of doing anything to him. At that moment when I

saw him touch her so casually I wanted to throttle him, but now that my blood was no longer boiling, I could clearly see he was only a little gnat. Even the tiny effort required to squash him would not be worth my time.

“ I… uh… I wanted to speak to you tonight about the greenhouse, ” she said hesitantly. Her tone was soft and docile.

I turned my head to look at her. In the soft light coming from

the console, her skin looked like alabaster.

“Thank you for allowing me to work there,” she continued.

“I need to buy some seeds. I will purchase them on my own of