Chapter 72

Matt

“What?” I asked.

“You heard me.” she never missed a beat.

“No,” I shook my head, “You would never do such a thing,” I said.

“You don’t know me. You don’t know how - “

“You are just hurt. Tell me you are not being serious. This is not you. This is not the Diya I -” I breathed hard, shaking.

“WHAT?!” she snapped, “The Diya, you know?” I shook my head. That was not what I was going to say. I wanted to say the Diya I have grown to feel for. “Maybe you and your cousin don’t know me.” I set aside the feeling as I looked at her.

“Ace is not my cousin,” I said venomously.

She laughed, looking at me in the eyes, “Really? Because it seems you have a nick at the deceit thing. I am done with you, Toranes.” she huffed, "I'm sick of you ruining my life. You are horrible people."

“I am not a Torane,” I whisper-shout, but she raised a brow at me.

“Deny it all you want, but you and Ace are exactly the same.” She spilled the words as if they were bitter coffee. "Look me in the eye at tel