I stared at her.
“I am the one you love, right?” she said and stepped closer. “Or are you in love with her?”
I opened my mouth. No words came out.
Tell her the truth, Valric said.
Not now.
You’re lying to her. You’re lying to yourself.
Shut up, Valric. I love Roxanne.
Liar.
“This is not what you think,” I told Roxanne. “Of course I love you.”
She studied my face.
“I don’t want to hear her name again,” Roxanne said sharply. “From this moment on, Lisa doesn’t exist. Not to me. Not to you.”
I looked away.
“Promise me,” she said.
I hesitated.
“Promise me, Kael.”
“I promise,” I said, my voice hollow.
She smiled and wrapped her arms around me. “Good. Now, come on. Let’s go back. I haven’t picked a dress yet.”
She dragged me back toward the boutique. I followed her. My steps we
