KAIA'S POV
Leander’s gaze flashed with hurt before it darkened, his voice turning low and flat. “Really? Is that what you think? That I’m pushing you?” he repeated. “Pushing you into what exactly, Kaia? What did I do?”
“No, that’s not—” I tried, shaking my head, desperate for him to understand.
He let out a cold, humorless laugh that sent a chill through me. “Isn’t it? You know what, maybe you’re right, Kaia,” he muttered. “Maybe I really am pushing you. I should’ve known better than to keep forcing myself on someone who keeps pushing me away… making it painfully obvious that my attention isn’t wanted.”
What the hell...
“That’s not true, Leander! I never said anything like that!” I said, my voice cracking with frustration.
But he wouldn’t even let me finish. “No,” he said, shaking h
