"Look at you, Wren," Natasha said with visible disgust. "I seriously can't believe we were ever friends with someone like you."
I looked at her for a long second before letting out a quiet, humorless laugh.
"Friends?" I repeated. "That's an interesting word coming from you."
The girls frowned.
"The last time I checked," I continued evenly, "friends actually listen before passing judgment. Did any of you ask for my side of the story? Even once?" My gaze swept across every face standing around my desk. "No. You decided I was the villain based entirely on what Poppy told you."
"We believed what we saw," Anna cut in immediately.
I turned to her.
"Did you?"
"Yes."
She stepped forward, crossing her arms.
"You cheated on Axel with Knox. While Axel was out there fighting for your relatio
