"How could you do this, Colin?" I whispered, my voice thick with disbelief. My hands shook, fists clenched by my sides. Every nerve in my body screamed at me to keep calm, but it was impossible. This man—this man who had once promised to love me—had become a monster in the blink of an eye.
His smirk was all too familiar, that smug, self-satisfied look I had once found so charming. Now, it was nothing more than the face of betrayal.
"You always were so naïve, Jasmine," he drawled, stepping closer. "Did you really think you could keep me from what I deserve? From what Lily deserves?" His words were dripping with venom. "You made your choices, and now, so will I."
I stood tall, shoulders back, but the weight of everything I had fought for—the fight for Lily’s safety, for my dignity—pressed
