Chapter 6

Unprecedented Audacity

***EPOV

The most obstinate-

And beautiful.

Damn it! You shut up. Just shut it right now…

-creature I'd ever encountered was standing before me, with her arms crossed and a pout on her face that was making me uncharacteristically angry.

It was calling my attention to every line.

Every curve.

I'd seen beautiful women. Everyone else's definition of beautiful.

What was before me was apparently a whole new level I'd never encountered and my eyes were moving rapidly from angle to angle, against my will, the fuckers trying to burn every curve of that face into my memory.

What the fuck was wrong with me?

"Well," she sighed, looking around her at all the other students that were exiting campus. "At least this time this one's not hitting on me right off the bat."

'This one' was right here and could hear everything she said.

Audacious thing.

But her comment only infuriated me further. Brought home the fact of why I was here and why she needed my specific protection.

Except, you don't feel overly 'protective' right now, do you?

Shit. This was bad. My psyche was turning against me. Long dormant male instincts were roaring to life faster than I could keep up.

It was obvious that the girl before me was a problem. A huge one.

And I had to follow her around for God knew how long.

At least until we could take down Iy'tarias.

Great.

Fucking, fucking great.

"Just lead the way," I snapped, my jaw twitching as I stepped back.

Might as well get this over with.

"Sure thing, oh great assholeness," she snapped right back, stomping away from me.

WHAT THE HELL DID SHE JUST CALL ME?