Thane’s eyes darkened, his jaw rigid as he turned away from her, pacing toward the door. “You should leave,” he said coldly, without looking back.
Mira stood frozen, her breath caught in her throat. “What?” she whispered. “You want me to leave?”
He turned then, his face hardened and eyes cold. “Yes,” he said firmly. “I don’t want to deal with you anymore.”
Her eyes widened, surprise evident in her eyes.
“Why?” she managed to ask, her voice cracking. “After everything, why would you say that now?”
Thane’s voice was laced with anger and disappointment. “Because you’re a thorn in my flesh, Mira. You act without thinking. You always have. You claim to care about Eli, about his safety, but you’re reckless. Emotional. You don’t listen. You do things your own way and want the world to revolv
