Suddenly Millie leaned closer, her gaze sharp and unyielding.
It felt like she was trying to intimidate me but instead it made me really irritated.
“You do know no one threatens me,” I said, keeping my tone calm but firm.
I wasn’t about to back down, not even to her.
“And no one threatens Alex,” she fired back without hesitation, crossing her arms.
“I know what you’re up to with your friends.
Whatever plan you’ve cooked up, it ends today.”
I narrowed my eyes, the challenge in her words hitting me like a cold slap.
She wasn’t just making a point—she was staking her claim, drawing a line I wasn’t supposed to cross.
“Alex is a good girl,” she continued, her voice softer but no less resolute.
“If you were even half the man you claim to be, you’d see that.”
She took a step back,
