MELISSA’S POV
When Katrina turned around and walked away, her words hung in the air like smoke that refused to clear. I stood there for a few seconds, completely frozen, unable to process the fact that she had just told me, point blank, to stay away from him. Her voice still echoed in my head.
"You know I’m the one who is meant to be by Xavier’s side and not you."
"Don’t you know that if you keep showing up, Xavier may not remember me?"
I swallowed hard, but it felt like my throat was lined with sandpaper. It was as though she had just slapped me across the face, and a dull ache began to spread in my chest. But then… I tried to reason with myself.
“She’s just trying to protect her relationship,” I whispered under my breath, staring at the hospital entrance. “She loves him. She’s scare
