~ALINA’S POV~
I turned quickly, my heart skipping a beat. My fingers clenched around the strap of my purse.
No. It couldn’t be.
But it was.
Standing not more than ten steps away, laughing like they belonged there, were Ethan and Jade.
The betrayers.
“Guilia,” I whispered, tugging on her sleeve. “Look. That’s them. That’s Jade and Ethan. The two I told you about. My ex… and my former best friend.”
Guilia turned sharply, her eyes narrowing like a wolf catching a scent.
“What?” she hissed. “Where?”
I pointed discreetly across the glass courtyard, just outside the main entrance of Tino Autos. There they stood, laughing like they hadn’t shattered me once before. Jade, wrapped in cream fur, clung to Ethan’s arm like a trophy wife. And Ethan, smug as ever, adjusted his blazer like he own
