Evander
“You’re lying.”
The words left my mouth before I could stop them.
The second they did, Mirellie stared at me like I had finally lost my mind. Her chest was still rising unevenly from shouting, anger flushing her cheeks while her eyes burned with fury, hurt and something dangerously close to hatred.
But I could barely think past the violent rejection clawing through my chest.
She did not want me.
The thought refused to settle properly in my head no matter how many times she repeated it. It sounded wrong. Impossible. Like reality itself had twisted into something unfamiliar.
“Lying?” Mirellie scoffed harshly. “Why would I be lying?” Her eyes locked onto mine with open anger. “Look at your behavior. Who would want you?”
The words hit harder than they should have. Hard enough t
