Quarrels and Truth–1
Thea’s POV
Sebastian was practically storming toward us, fury radiating from every inch of his body. When he reached us, he yanked me up from my chair and kissed me hard.
Normally, I wouldn’t mind his kisses, but this one felt different. Full of anger and bitterness. It was a punishing, almost brutal kiss. Almost like he was trying to stake his claim. Like he was trying to wipe Kane’s name from my lips.
I stood there motionless, refusing to respond to his kiss. I wanted answers, and he’d interrupted Iris right before she could tell me where Kane was.
When he noticed I wasn’t kissing him back, he stopped and took a step back. Anger still raged in his eyes, but it didn’t intimidate me one bit. Especially not when I was desperate to know what happened to the man I’d apparently fallen in love with. The man who’d accomplished what I thought was impossible–making me walk away from Sebastian.
“I want answers, Sebastian, and I want them now,” I demanded, crossing my arms over my
chest. “Tell me where Kane is.”
The storm brewing behind those green eyes became almost chaotic.
“I don’t want to hear his fucking name again,” he growled, fists clenched tight. “I told you what was important, and that’s all you need to know. You don’t need to know where he is.
His answer ignited the fire of anger within me. I mean, how fucking dare he? We were talking about my child’s father, and he had the audacity to tell me he wouldn’t tell me
more about him?
“He’s Phoenix’s father, and I have every right to know who he is and where he is. This isn’t something I’m backing down on, whether you like it or not.” I hissed, jabbing my finger
into his chest just to make my point.
“No!” His tone was hard, reminiscent of the Sebastian I knew. “That’s final.”
“Maybe you should tell her.” Iris came to my support, and that deadly glare turned to her.
“Don’t tell me what to do,” he snarled, annoyance filling his voice. “Get out of my house.”
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His attitude toward her infuriated me. I’d become so complacent with his new changes that I’d forgotten just how much of an asshole Sebastian could be.
I yelled at him, feeling even more pissed. “Don’t talk to my friend like that.”
“You barely know her,” he scoffed, or at least that’s what it felt like to me.
My heart broke hearing him remind me that I couldn’t remember my best friend because
my brain damage. That was something I couldn’t control.
of
“You’re such an asshole, but I shouldn’t be surprised because you’ve always been this way to me.” With that, I grabbed Iris’s hand and the baby monitor, then dragged her across the
lawn into the house.
I couldn’t believe I’d let my guard down with him. I should’ve known everything was too good to be true.
“Look, I’m going to go, but I’ll come back another day,” Iris began to say. “I didn’t mean to
cause trouble between you two.”
I exhaled the breath I’d been holding, just deflating with frustration. “It’s not your fault. I
just don’t understand why he’s acting this way.”
She looked at me like I was joking. “Are you kidding? Can’t you see why he wouldn’t tell
you where Kane is, or why he doesn’t want you to mention his name?”
I shook my head because none of this made sense to me. Kane was part of my life because
of Phoenix. Unless he didn’t want to be a part of it, I wouldn’t exclude him from our daughter’s life.
“It’s because he’s jealous,” she finally said. “It’s obvious to everyone except you. He doesn’t
want you near Kane because he’s fucking jealous.”
I almost laughed, but then remembered the things he told me last night. I hadn’t fully
believed him then, but could this really be true?
Before I could say anything to her, like tell her maybe she was wrong, Phoenix chose that
moment to start crying.
“Go, she needs you more. I’ll see myself out, and maybe we can arrange a girls‘ day out
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with Sophia another time,” she said, giving me a smile.
“Alright,” I sighed tiredly, feeling regretful that I couldn’t make her stay longer, though
she didn’t even give me a chance to convince her.
She hugged me, and I went upstairs. Before entering Phoenix’s room, I heard the sound of the door opening and closing.
Picking her up from the crib, I kissed her cheek and took her to the changing table. Her diaper wasn’t wet, so that meant she was probably hungry.
