Rory's POV
He turned to leave, and for a heartbeat I thought that was it, he was gone, the cruel wall of his silence closing around me again but the words tore out of me before my pride could choke them back.
“That day at the school…” My voice shook, thin and uncertain, but I forced it louder. “Do you… do you have any idea what happened to me? I don’t understand how I suddenly have—have—”
“Shut up.”
Two words. Sharp, brutal, final, they cut through me like ice.
I blinked, stunned, my lips parting. He had turned back to face me, his expression cold, almost bored, as if even listening to me was beneath him.
“Why would you tell me—” I began, my voice cracking.
His jaw tightened and he tilted his head slightly, studying me like I was some insect pinned under glass. “Are you trying to g
