**Elena**
The door swung open.
And there she was.
Trisha.
Looking too composed to be innocent.
Her eyes skimmed over me, then locked on Xavier—her whole face lighting up like she’d caught him in some sin.
“Sorry,” she said, “I thought you’d be alone.”
I blinked.
She had a key?
She knew he was here?
Before I could make sense of it, Xavier stepped forward, His voice dropped, sharp and cold.
“What the hell are you doing here, Trisha?”
Her smile faltered.
Her lip trembled..
Then came the voice.
That high-pitched, sugar-dipped lie of a voice.
“Xavy baby…”She took a small step forward, her hands clasped in front of her like she hadn’t just kicked down a wall.
Xavier’s eyes darkened instantly.
“Don’t,” he warned.
But Trisha tilted her head..
“You weren’t supposed to be with he
