Jerome stared at the stubborn and prideful looking woman who didn't meet his eyes, "Are you always like this?" he asked her, still sitting inside the carriage and talking to her whilst she stood outside on the side of the road.
Maggie turned to look at Jerome, her eyebrows slightly raised in question, "Like what?"
"I offer you help and you refused. Perhaps did we get on the wrong foot?" the man continued to smile that only made Maggie look at him with her narrowed eyes.
"I am sure you have elsewhere to go and are a busy man."
"Are you telling me you wouldn't mind standing here by yourself until the next carriage appears?" Jerome questioned her, his eyes sparkling with amusement as he continued to stare at Maggie Quinn.
The woman had a mix of soft and sharp features compared to other pureblooded vampires. Her eyes were bigger than most which right now had turned small as they looked at him cautiously.
