I stood on my toes and I tilted my head upwards so that he knew that I was serious. I wanted to appear tall and strong yet I was lucky if my rant hit his chin due to the height difference.

"I can talk to whoever I want whenever I want and there is nothing you can do about it." I argued.

"Do not push me. You know that I go fucking crazy at the thought of you with another guy." He growled in warning.

"This is ridiculous!"

He scowled and I scowled right back. That is when adoration made its way onto his expression. His face was a perfect balance of anger and affection as he stared down at me.

"Can I speak to Brennan without you going all Bruce Banner on me?" I remarked sarcastically while crossing my arms "Or am I banned from speaking to every male?"

"Every last fucking one of them."

I did not know if wanted to kick, kill or kiss him.

Infuriatingly, it was mostly the latter option but there were still urges to do the other two swirling around in me.

Poking his chest again, I muttered "You are irremediable."

Stone let out a deep sigh of content as he continued to watch me silently. It was only for a moment but it felt like much longer.

Then I manoeuvred myself out of his ensnare so I could scurry away.

Marching down the hall and away from him did not work because he was already hot on my heels. He did not do anything except walk behind me silently. I had a feeling that as his prey, he was playing with his food before he pounced

I was proved right when I reached our table in the cafeteria because before I could make it to my seat, he wrapped his arm around my waist and picked me up.

He sat down in his seat and set me on his lap while ignoring my glare that I was sending his way.

"Let me go!" I tried to escape from his lap but it was no use.

The giant was far too strong.

"You are mine." He grumbled with a clenched jaw "You are not going anywhere."

I turned my head so I could give him my best-annoyed face before facing the table again.

"You are really starting to sound like those seagulls from Finding Nemo." I pointed out.

"Do not look at me like that, bro." Brennan said from next to us "I never know what she is talking about."

I huffed as I looked around the lunch hall to find not a single person looking at us. Some people took a small glance but never a second. Everybody was acting like it was a normal occurrence.

"Under Californian law, a conviction for keeping someone hostage can result in up to eight years in prison." I informed him.