Alex’s POV
I kissed Maddie because I had no choice.
And maybe, just maybe, because I wanted Ethan to see it.
The truth is, I’ve never been interested in girls. I’m strictly, hopelessly, undeniably gay.
But Elena didn’t know.
No one knew.
I had kept that part of me buried deep, locked behind a thousand walls, because telling Elena—my best friend—was not an option.
She couldn’t keep a secret if her life depended on it.
If she knew, the whole world would know.
And I wasn’t ready for that kind of fallout.
I knew Elena had taken it upon herself to “fix” my love life, determined to find me the perfect girlfriend. If she saw me disinterested in Maddie, she would just line up more of her friends. More blind dates. More awkward setups.
I couldn’t live like that.
I couldn’t keep pretendi
