Equals

Chapter 8 - Equals

Penelope

I stared at the beast of a male before me; his dark blond hair was pulled back into a bun, so it rested on the nape of his neck. His skin was darker than the last time I had seen him. A sign that he had been spending a lot of time outside recently. Garren looked almost human in his washed-out denim jeans and a black T-shirt that was clearly one size too small as it hugged his toned chest and muscular arms a little too tightly.

His scar was on full display, only adding to the rugged features of his beautiful face. He was pure male. It only made the sting of his distaste for me that much sharper. I turned to look at my cousin, only to find him no longer in the room.

"Coward," I muttered under my breath. I felt Garren's eyes on me, the room seeming to fill with static electricity the longer we sat in silence.

What was I supposed to say?

How was someone supposed to interact with a person who despised them just because of what they were without even taking