Chapter 12
Gerald
I stormed out of the breakfast room faster than I could say my own name.
What the hell was that?
The moment I touched her hand, I felt something electric, almost celestial.
And then... A voice in my head, a weird stirring, like something had awakened in me. It was faint, almost undetectable.
It happened too when we first met.
What the hell was happening to me?
I grimaced and shoved open the door to my study a little too hard. The sound of it slamming echoed off the walls, but I didn't care. My mind was spinning.
I went straight to the mini bar, grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the mini bar, and downed half of it. The burn didn't help.
I didn't want to admit it, but I was drawn to her. I didn't like it. She was just a kid. My best friend's kid, whom I swore to pr
