The door clicked behind me, but I didn’t even make it past the hallway before his voice cut through the silence.
“Took you long enough.”
I froze.
Jared was there, leaning against the wall in the dark, a half-empty bottle in hand. His eyes were bloodshot, swollen with rage.
“You finally decided to come home.”
I hadn’t even noticed him. I walked past him, heading to my room, but he grabbed my arm.
“Go back to your apartment, Jared…” I muttered through clenched teeth.
He let out a bitter laugh. “Wow. That’s how it is now? You come home late and you’re mad at me? Maybe you forgot, you’re the one who didn’t come home early.”
I stepped forward slowly. “You’re drunk. Get out, Jared.”
He took a long sip from the bottle, then smirked. “Ah, the guy who defended you last time… what was his n
