HAYLEY
Like a contagious flu, the anger Shane exudes infects me. My chest tightens as I watch Axel and Ivy work together seamlessly, moving materials along their table in perfect harmony.
The thought that both of them could have any sort of chemistry feels like a blade to the feelings I've harbored since we were kids. Feelings that should have died weeks ago since that conversation.
Seriously, why can't I rid myself of Axel? He's made it perfectly clear that we can't be together. And yet I keep pining for him, like a lovesick character from some silly rom-com. God, I need to get a grip. There's no hope for us, and I—
Axel lifts his eyes to meet mine that instant, and my brain practically fries. Whatever thoughts were racing through my mind hits an impasse, and all I can do is stare r
