“No... I just did it to cope with my sister's questioning." I rushed out. I knew my eyes were wild.
"What about agreeing to her for the marriage alliance? Was that also to cope with her?"
I nodded. “It was just to make her drop the subject. I said I would consider it, I didn’t say I would accept it. If you didn’t do what you did and mark your territory so loudly on my neck earlier, I wouldn’t have had to do any of this.”
“Your sister’s right about one thing.” He grabbed my chin; his grip was bruising with the tension. “You are backing out. I will not tolerate you even entertaining another male, much less arranging one. Am I clear!” It wasn’t a question.
Pain shot through my jaw. I winced.
His face was blank, eyes dark. His aura changed within seconds of that phone call, and it was o
