Selene's POV
“I already told you no, Avery. Stop pushing it. When someone says no, it means no!” I say sharply with my voice cutting through the noise of the hallway.
Avery grabs at my coat and then stomps her feet like an overgrown child. A few doctors glance our way, and I feel heat rising in my cheeks, embarrassment prickling my skin.
But Avery doesn’t seem to care about the attention she’s attracting. It’s like she’s on a mission, acting as if dragging me along is some life-or-death matter.
I can’t understand it—why she’s so hell-bent on making me her sidekick.
As if I don’t already have enough chaos at home with Asher and Anna constantly pulling pranks and complaining about their father’s absence. Now, I get Avery’s antics at work, too. Do I ever get a break?
“You alway
