Jed’s POV
“Tell me they’re lying.” I barely looked up from my phone as Maisie stormed toward me.
We were standing near the parking lot after first period, and from the look on her face alone, I already knew someone had run their mouth.
I sighed, feeling a little bored. “What now?”
Maisie folded her arms across her chest and reported “People are saying you defended Anastasia this morning.”
There it was...
“Yes, Maisie. And?” I asked.
She stared at me in disbelief for a second before scoffing, “You are threatening people for her now?”
I shrugged lazily. “Dad asked me to keep people off her back.”
“That doesn’t explain why you acted like some protective boyfriend.”
I nearly laughed at that. Protective? If only she knew how ridiculous that sounded.
“There’s nothing going on,” I repl
