My jaw dropped. “I didn’t touch her!”
“She pushed me,” Valerie cried, clutching her elbow like it was broken. “I was just making tea and she snapped!”
“That’s a lie!” I pointed at her. “She threw herself! She’s playing you!”
Edward stormed over and helped Valerie up. “Are you okay?”
“She could’ve seriously hurt me,” Valerie whimpered, blinking back fake tears.
He turned to me. His expression was pure venom. “Why would you do this?”
“I didn’t! Edward, she’s lying! She provoked me, insulted me hell, she’s walking around half-naked in your shirt, and you’re asking me what I did?”
His jaw clenched as he stood between us, shielding her like she was the fragile one. “I warned you, Alice. Don’t lay a hand on her again.”
Something inside me cracked. I took a step forward. “No. You don’t ge
