LYRIC
My chin hit the floor in utter surprise.
I couldn't take my eyes off Jaris. What in the name of the moon?
This was not the reaction I'd expected. I thought he'd call me names and everything ugly. But he was taking this better than I expected!
"What?" Roderick's voice sounded bewildered and shaken. "N...No. This is not the reason I came here. I came here to warn you about her. To tell you to kick her out!"
"So, you can have her?" Jaris huffed. "I'm afraid it doesn't work that way with me."
Roderick sprang to his feet, his gaze now contorted in fury.
"Well, I'm sorry too, but I have no intention of letting her go either."
The room turned ice cold.
What happened next was a blur—too fast for my mind to fully register. Jaris seized Roderick by the collar, and the first punch land
