Maya’s chest heaved with emotion as she paced the room, her anger bubbling up in waves. She couldn’t believe the audacity of her mate, Tay. He had lied to her about his concubines and purposefully made her jealous, all to ignite her supposed powers. Her frustration with him was reaching its boiling point.
Her fiery thoughts were interrupted by Tay’s deep, apologetic voice. “I’m sorry, little flame. I didn’t mean to hurt you, but this was the only...”
Thwack!
A pillow smacked him squarely in the face, cutting his sentence short. He froze, his expression shifting from apologetic to utterly confused.
“What...?” he managed, pulling the pillow off his face.
But before he could gather his thoughts, another pillow came flying at him with even more force. He barely blocked it with his hand as
