CRYSTAL POV
I curled my finger slowly at my sides, my nails pressing into my palm.
"I forced you?" I repeated, my voice getting a bit louder.
His gaze didn't leave mine.
"You left me no choice," he said, like he had already decided this version of his own story.
A soft, disbelieving breath left my lips.
"No," I shook my head slowly, taking a small step back like I needed distance, like being too close to him right now was making it harder to think clearly, "don't do that."
"Do what?" he asked.
"Twist it," I replied, my voice shaky despite my effort to keep it firm. "Don't stand there and act like I dragged those words out of you against your will."
His jaw clenched slightly.
"You pushed me," he said.
"I pushed you to do what you had in mind already," I cu
