Luca's POV
"I can see why you turned me down now. You already had your sights set on someone else. A bad boy, no less. Maybe I shouldn't feel offended, yet I am", an unfamiliar voice interrupted us. Mara tensed, obviously knowing the voice. We turned to face a young man. Confusion washed over me. I had never seen this young man before. "What was so bad about me that you chose him?", he asked Mara, anger evident in his voice. My eyebrows furrowed and hackles rose. My grip on her tightened with his familiarity with her.
Mara's hand gripped my side harder as she spoke. "Duke, don't act like that. It wasn't supposed to be offensive. I just don't like you like that", Mara said cautiously, putting her other hand up in a calming gesture. "Are you f*****g serious? You expect me to believe that?
