VERA'S POV.
As I left Olivia behind, her revelation remained on my mind. Bethany and Jaxon are mated now. They shouldn't bother me, but it did for some reason. Though I wasn’t sure if they stung because of the lingering hurt from their past betrayal, or because of the absurdity of the entire situation. Either way, I refused to let it ruin my already restless and miserable night.
I didn’t have time for the ghosts of my past to haunt me here, in this unfamiliar place, among strangers who for all I know might well be enemies. And yet, my traitorous thoughts kept circling back to me regardless of my efforts to keep them out.
How fitting that Jaxon ended up with Bethany, the person who orchestrated my exile from the friend group over something I didn't even do. Then again, I guess they both
