'I have no idea where I found the courage to stand up to Ellentt.'
My heart was racing, pounding so hard it felt like it might leap out of my chest.
I told myself I couldn't back down. I couldn't show weakness in front of him. After all, Ellentt already despised me and misunderstood me—so what difference would one more mistake make?
Ellentt's face was ashen, his eyes burning with fury as he squeezed my hand so tightly it hurt.
Was he thinking I'd betrayed him, that I had a night with another man?
The irony wasn't lost on me. He had a fiancée. He was probably in bed with her right now—what right did he have to accuse me of betrayal?
My heart ached with a sharp, unbearable pain.
I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself, but Ellentt glared at me for what felt like forever before fin
