Brad's POV:
The last remnants of support in my heart crumbled.
Everyone experiences their own battles of love and war. At that moment, my heart was pierced by the very queen I had been sworn to protect, and anger and jealousy swiftly overwhelmed my rationality.
"Lily, I would like to meet your friend, if that's okay?" I rarely approached betrayal with such calmness. I realized that I often didn't act like myself around her. All my emotions now felt like a one-sided performance to her now.
"Lily, I'd like to meet your friend too," the man chimed in, mimicking my words in a light tone.
He was clearly trying to provoke me.
"This is Grayson," Lily said as he removed his goggles.
"Grayson Anderson?" As I gazed at his face, memories of our previous encounters flooded back, and my heart ra
