Scarlet POV
We talk for a little while longer before I head back home. When I step inside, Zain is alone, hunched over his laptop, clearly working on something for uni. I should let him focus, but this can’t wait.
“You threatened April?”
He looks up, eyes sharp. “I’ll apologise. I wasn’t thinking straight.”
“Why would you do that, Zain?”
“Because she left you. Not just left you, she ignored your messages, ignored your calls. Even after I said some guy was acting like a creep, she still didn’t respond for hours. By that point, your body could’ve been in a ditch.”
His voice rises and I stare at him, shocked.
“You know what? No, I won’t apologise,” he goes on. “She’s not a friend, Scar. She wants you around so she doesn’t have to go to places alone, but when it’s inconvenient for her,
