Now what was he playing at?
I turned slowly to look at him, my anger burning hotter.
He shook his head, appearing conflicted with what he was about to say.
"I only wanted to rile you up, Jaris. I wanted to get back at you for what you did with Chloe. f**k, I never thought I'd actually be doing this—trying to speak on her behalf. But unlike you, I've got a heart, and I just realized she's a good girl and doesn't deserve this. She doesn't even know what happened that night."
"If you're saying something, you speak fast, Zarek." My words dripped with impatience. I was losing it. But it was majorly because he was making me curious.
"I tried to get her the normal way, but she didn't fall for it. She wouldn't even talk to me. So, I lured her to the garden where her drink was poisoned. It ga
