(Scarlett's POV)
My legs feel shaky as I walk backstage with Lily, the applause still ringing in my ears. The adrenaline from speaking in front of all those people is wearing off, leaving me drained but proud. I did it. I actually did it.
"Mama, everyone loved you!" Lily bounces beside me, her excitement infectious.
"They did, didn't they?" I squeeze her hand, smiling down at her bright face.
"Scarlett."
That voice. That damn voice that still makes my heart skip, even after everything.
I turn around slowly, my smile fading as I see Jasper standing there in his perfectly tailored suit. And beside him, like a shadow I can never escape, is Virginia in her white dress, looking every bit the innocent angel she pretends to be.
"What do you want, Jasper?" My voice comes out harder than I m
