Mila's brow shot up.
She scoffed so loud it echoed down the hall. "Are you insane? Flowers? What the hell is that for? Carmela isn't even living here! Or did your wolf chew through your brain?" She folded her arms, lips curling. "Tell me you didn't seriously think roses would fix anything. Are you crazy?"
Her words cut me like knives, but the bite of them was so sharp it almost made me laugh. Almost. I flinched, sighed, and steadied myself.
"Mila," I said quietly, "please. I didn't come here to fight. I came to make peace. Every luxury I gave Carmela… I doubled it. For you. As an apology."
She cut me off instantly, her voice like fire. "So now you're here because Carmela finally broke your heart? That spell she had on you is gone, is that it?"
I froze. Her words gutted me. She was rig
