Alina’s POV
It was lunch break, but Naomi was nowhere to be found. I wanted us to eat together, but maybe she was busy. With a sigh, I picked up the free meal the company offered and sat down in the middle of the cafeteria. My eyes lingered on the food, but my appetite wasn’t there. Something inside me refused to settle. The uneasy knot in my chest only tightened, whispering that I’d made a mistake letting both of them stay with me. Things weren’t terrible—not yet—but the unease gnawed at me all the same.
“Are you crazy!” Naomi’s voice sliced through my thoughts. She dropped her tray on the table and sat down with a glare sharp enough to cut through me. “How can you let him back in?” Her words dropped to a hiss when she noticed people staring, but her tone stayed just as sharp. “You prom
