"You rejected me, Adrian, remember? But refused to let me accept it. It was your wish to see me live with the pain and shame of rejection, but looks like our dear moon goddess has other plans." She said it with a smile, that calm, knowing curve of her lips that cut deeper than any shout could have. Her words landed like stones in my chest, each one heavy with the truth I'd tried to dodge for so long.
I stood there, barely holding myself together, my mind spinning from the rejection she'd just thrown out so casually. Rejection. The word echoed in my head, flipping everything upside down. I'd been the one to push her away first, back when I thought I knew better, when my pride had blinded me to what she really meant. And now she was turning it back on me, ready to make it final. My heart ra
