Infected? Yes, that was what this auntie kept saying to Rowan about his relationships. It was as if Rowan's love was a disease that he made men catch just so they would love him back. After all, it was not normal for men to like other men. How primitive of her… how disgusting.
If she spoke to Rowan from the past, the man could only lower his head and accept the words. However, Rowan regained his ferocity. Instead of breaking eye contact, Rowan even smiled. After all, this was not the first time she spoke to him like that tonight.
He then cupped his hands on Parker's ears as if preventing her from hearing his response. "Aunt Mira, men don't have a choice but to pair up with one another when people like you exist. Do you expect them to put up with closet tyrants? Your supposed husband ran off from you, didn't he?"