Eric's POV
Cheryl wouldn’t look at me. Her eyes darted around, and the chaotic emotions she was trying to conceal only confirmed what Laura had said.
My mind was racing, my heart squeezed tight—when did she and Zack get together? How did I not notice? Was this the real reason she’d been rejecting me all along?
Zack didn’t seem to care about Cheryl’s evasiveness. He grabbed her chin and kissed her again, provocatively, rubbing his thumb over her lips as he murmured, "Very sweet."
In an instant, my heart was pounding, a mix of anger and disappointment flooding me.
The gasps of the crowd and the hurried retreat of waiters barely registered before my fist, filled with uncontrollable rage, came crashing down. I hit Zack, sending his head snapping to the side, and he spat out blood.
He qui
