Page 112 of His Hungry Wolf

“Yeah, definitely,” I said fighting not to show him how much.

“We’re here,” he said as we approached the door of my building.

“We’re here,” I repeated my heart pounding. “Do you want to come in?”

“Come in?” Cage asked caught off guard.

“Yes,” I replied struggling not to pounce him right there.

“Ahhhh,” he murmured before the door popped open and a girl came out.

“Cage!” She said before wrapping her arms around him and standing on her tiptoes to kiss his lips.

My mouth dropped open in shock. What was going on? What had just happened?

The petite, blonde with angular features turned towards me. “Who’s this?”

“Ah, this is Quin. Quin this is Tasha.”

Tasha looked at me suspiciously while Cage became uncomfortable.

“Tasha is my girlfriend.”

“How do you know Cage?” Tasha asked me.

I was too shocked by everything to speak.

“Quin had asked me for a selfie.”

Tasha turned to Cage surprised. “Oh. Did you give him one?”

“Not yet,” Cage said with a smile.

“I can take it,” Tasha volunteered. “Give me your phone,” she said approaching me with her hand out.

Still speechless, I handed her my phone and stood next to Cage.

“Say cheese,” she said.

“Cheese,” Cage replied while I stared back stunned.

“Here you go,” she said handing me back my phone. “Check it.”

I looked down and saw my full humiliation on display. “Yes.”

“Okay. Let’s go. I’m hungry,” Tasha said entwining her body with Cage’s and pulling him away.

“It was nice meeting you, Quin,” he said looking at me as he left.

“Yes. It was nice meeting… you,” I mumbled sure that he could no longer hear me.

I watched as the perfectly suited couple walked off. Of course, he had a girlfriend. And, of course, she looked like that. My heart hurt watching them go.

I can’t believe I thought he was interested in me. No one’s ever interested in me. How could I have been so foolish? How could I think a guy like him could be interested in a guy like me?

Once the two had disappeared into the darkness, I entered the building. Ascending the stairs in a daze, I felt like I was going to explode. Why didn’t anyone ever like me back? Why didn’t Cage like me?

I couldn’t take this anymore. My skin vibrated with a ferocity I hadn’t felt in years. When I finally realized what was going on, it was too late.