RIVER
I followed Paige and her squad into the hockey building, hearing their laughter spill out from the locker room as I approached.
But silence slammed into the room the second I stepped through the doorway. Every head turned and every smile dropped while the air grew so heavy I could almost taste it.
I didn’t give them a second to gather their little smirks or toss some insult my way, knowing I’d lose it. My body moved on its own, straight toward Paige and Veronica, while my inner voice reminded me that I only came to warn them.
Of course, I came to warn them; I wasn’t a woman beater. They stood still, their eyes locked on me as I stopped in front of them and stared them down before my words cut through the silence.
“This is the last time you mess with me.” The words felt foreign
