Anika's POV
“I did not know that what you were going through all of this all this time.”
I smiled softly at Felicia. She was my best friend—well, to be fair, she was my only friend. Fierce, bold, loyal to a fault. The kind of person who would burn bridges for you without a second thought. I think the only reason I never told her about everything with Simon was because I knew she would make me do something about it. Something reckless. Something final.
Back then, I had still been blinded by the love I thought I had for Simon. I had believed, foolishly, that my love would be enough to make him love me back someday. I was naïve, but now, I was smarter than that.
Her eyes blazed like fire, and her jaw ticked. “I knew that I never liked him—I should—”
I held up a hand and stopped her. “No
