Eve
I brushed my teeth with the force of someone who had swallowed something absolutely disgusting. My grip on the toothbrush was so tight that I felt pity for the poor brush.
I kept scrubbing, harder and harder, as if I could erase the memory of what had just happened. I brushed so aggressively that my gums began to sting, but I didn’t stop.
Maya was fuming inside me, pacing and growling like a caged animal. But oddly enough, the pain this time wasn’t as sharp as it had been when Axel had been the one betraying us. Maybe because I was the one doing the cheating this time.
“He deserves it, " I spat out, rinsing my mouth and squeezing another dollop of toothpaste onto my brush.
“Let him feel the same pain he caused us.”
But even as I said those words, a sinking feeling settled in my gut. When did I become so stupid? When did my revenge turn into this twisted mess of emotions?
Axel had been brought in earlier looking like he had barely survived the day, and here I was, testing his pa
