Scarlett’s POV
I backed away from the coffee table slowly, as if the phone might explode if I moved too fast.
Then I picked up the phone, turned and ran, ran upstairs to my room, slammed the door shut, and locked it behind me.
I collapsed against the door, sliding down until I was sitting on the floor.
Heart racing.
Hands trembling.
Mind spinning.
Cassie had tried to destroy me.
And Jasper, Jasper had seen me drowning and done nothing.
I pulled my knees to my chest, resting my forehead against them.
The world I thought I knew had shattered into pieces, and I was standing barefoot among the ruins.
Maybe it was better this way.
Maybe it was better that I knew.
No more illusions.
No more hoping Jasper would turn warm.
No more second chances for people who never chose me in the
