#Chapter 447 – Assignation

Mark walks down the hall with a heavy heart, his hands sunk deep in his pockets, a scowl across his lips. God, he just…can’t seem to do anything right, can he? He regrets it, of course. Immediately he regretted it, treating Rafe’s news so lightly, laughing about it, not paying attention enough to realize that the door was open, not realizing – truly – the gravity of the situation. He’s devastated at the effect on his brother but Maryam – seeing her face… Truly, he acted horribly to the girl who should one day be his sister-in-law. Of course the news was hard on her – a human who doesn’t even feel bonds, can’t possibly understand them. She deserved to have the news broken to her in a much gentler way – or, even better, to have Rafe…fucking befriend her first. Mark’s father and mother had explained all of this to him in both angry and gentle terms, but he’d understood it all from the start. That he fucked up and it really hurt a lot of people. God, he’s always been…such a fuck