Scarlet winced, her hands twisting together nervously. “I know it sounds crazy, but I just wanted to help. You’ve been so miserable since everything happened with Asher, and I thought if he saw you moving on, he’d realize what he’s missing. Tyler agreed to play along, and—”
“Wait,” Rayla interrupted. She turned to Tyler, her eyes wide with disbelief. “So this whole thing—you being here, the flirting, the… the *smirking*—it’s all because Scarlet thinks Asher has feelings for me?”
Tyler shrugged, his tone casual but his eyes softening slightly. “Pretty much. I was just here to… stir the pot, I guess.”
Rayla’s mind raced, her heart pounding in her chest. She turned back to Scarlet, her voice trembling. “But… Asher doesn’t feel that way about me. He made that pretty clear when he pushed
