Backfired
Paige seethed in anger. She shoved Ara behind her and then she glared at Kaizan as her hands rolled into fists until her knuckles were white. "Kaizan!" she shouted. "I have had enough of this nonsense. Every time Ara wants to talk to you, you insult her like she is a nobody. But Ara is my partner. You better learn to behave in front of her and respect her. I have never ever insulted Olivia, have I? Then how dare you misbehave with Ara?"
Kaizan was… stunned. Paige hardly ever burst on him and this was one of those rare days when she was fighting with him. His gaze slid past her to where Ara was standing and he found her smirking at him. It enraged him further. "She was—"