Chapter 171

He slowly started to dig the knife into her skin while she struggled to get free while screaming for pain.

"Tristan, no, you can’t do this to me, please. I’m your best friend." She tried to remind him as tears streamed down her cheeks.

He chuckled as he stared at her. "Best friend? Tell me, of what use is it having a best friend who can’t love you for a partner?" He asked her as he grabbed her by the throat, throwing the knife to the floor.

"Tristan, please, you’re my best friend. Stop this right now, and I promise I’ll forget everything you’ve tried to do. We can still be friends, I..." Before she could complete her statement, he gave her a slap across the face.

"You still don’t get it. I don’t want to be friends with Amanda. I want to be more than friends with you, and if you don’t want that, I can’t be your friend. Got it?" He asked her, and she shook her head.

"But what you’re asking of me is simply and outright impossible, Tristan. We can’t be lovers; it’s simply not possible." S