Dax POV
The stricken look on Riley's face will haunt me forever. I saw her go ashen, saw her lips almost turn blue when Sofia made the announcement. It broke my heart into a thousand pieces. Sofia's voice faded into the background as I stared at the girl whose heart had just broken along with mine.
I wanted to rush forward, wanted to declare it all to be a mistake, but she disappeared from the room with her two friends in tow.
I couldn't leave it like this. I needed to explain myself. I needed to beg her for more time.
I left Sofia and our parents standing there and ran through the crowd, my heart racing inside my chest.
It wasn't midnight yet. I didn't care. I would never be able to get the look in Riley's eyes out of my head. She thought I'd betrayed her with Sofia. She thought
