"Zack, I'm fine. Stella has never liked me, and you don't need to ruin your relationship over me," Chloe said, her voice dripping with artificial sweetness.
I shot a cold glance at Chloe. "This is between my boyfriend and me, and it's none of your business!"
"Stella!" Zack's displeasure was evident in his tone.
I didn't look at him. I just felt the love I had held onto for years was a joke. I should have realized that the brave young boy who stood up for me was long gone, and the person before me was not the same.
"Stella, if you don't apologize right now, then we're breaking up!" Zack looked down at me, as if he expected me to instantly compromise.
Over the past year, I had lost count of how many times I had heard such petulant threats. But I always thought of them as just his ego ta
