Besides, being alone with her might give me a chance to do the thing I’ve wanted to do since she got here: stake my goddamn claim on her. And yeah, it’s very Neanderthal-like of me to say that, but this is who I am, and Cignette will have to get used to it, whether she likes it or not. Because one thing I know for sure is that she can’t be with Gavin, not after I’ve laid eyes on her.
