Ava’s POV
For a long moment, I just stood there staring at him with my mouth open.
The words that came out of his mouth didn’t sound real. They echoed inside my head, over and over, like my brain couldn’t accept them.
And then, suddenly, I burst out laughing.
It wasn’t the kind of laugh that comes from finding something funny. It was sharp, bitter, and Cold.
I laughed so hard my chest actually hurt, and I could see the confusion spreading across Zach’s face as he stood there, watching me like I’d lost my mind.
“You must be out of your senses,” I said, still letting out small broken laughs. “For you to stand here and say that kind of nonsense to my face.”
I was expecting him to flinch, but he didn’t. Instead, Zach looked at me with the most serious eyes I’d ever seen. His lips press
