JACKSON
Damn it.
I knew it.
From the moment she stepped out of the house that morning, something in my chest felt wrong. She didn’t look at me properly. She didn’t argue like she usually would. She just left and I let her.
Because I was guilty.
I wasn’t supposed to block Lena’s number from her phone.
I knew that but I did it anyway.
At first, it felt harmless. Just a small space between them. A little distance so Nyra could lean on me instead.
So she would stop running back to Lena for every small thing.
So she would choose me first.
They had always been together since I knew them. Nyra depended on her in a way that made my teeth grind. Even if Lena loved her, even if their bond was pure.
It still annoyed me.
What annoyed me most was that Lena never asked me about Nyra. Not o
