Chapter 65

Kade I couldn't sleep. I couldn't do anything. My conscience wouldn't let me. Thanks to Tyson's incessant whimpers and Esmeralda's assumptions too. After hours of tossing and turning on the bed as sleep eluded me, I walked into the bathroom, trying to free myself of the earlier tension between Esmeralda and me. I swallowed hard, trying to erase the memory when the cold water hit my body, sending chills within me.Damn, Esmeralda!Despite the chills, the cold bath wasn't helping. I walked out of the bathroom in anger, grabbing a bottle of whiskey from my wardrobe and opening it hastily.I needed something strong, something to charge my feelings. Placing the bottle on my lips as I didn't bother pouring it into a glass, I drained a good amount of its content, savouring its stinging effects. But it wasn't working.Nothing was working. What the fuck was wrong with me?! Tossing the bottle aside, I ran my hands through my hair in frustration. What was Esmeralda doing to me?!For a minute, she made