Lyla's POV Maxten jerked the passengers' side door open. I was so angry at him right now that I really wanted to punch him in that beautiful black and blue face. It was looking better, but it still didn't look great. "Leave me alone. You dumped me. You left me in California. Stay away from me," I yelled from the car. He just nodded at Caleb and slammed my door shut. The tears instantly filled my eyes. I was mad at him, but I was even madder at myself. I drank tonight. Not something I ever wanted to do. "Why can't he just love me? What is wrong with me? Am I so horrible that I'm unlovable?" "What do you mean?" Caleb asked. "I mean that Maxten can't love me, my mother didn't love me, and we all know that my father didn't either. I'm just someone to use everyone," I said, and I co

