(Alex’s POV)I watched Scarlet pace back and forth, her hands clenched into fists at her sides. She was furious—more than I had seen her in a long time.“How could you?” she yelled, turning to face me with fire in her eyes. “How could you humiliate me like that? You made me look like a liar in front of my parents! I thought—” her voice cracked, her breathing heavy, “—I thought for once, you had changed. That maybe, just maybe, you weren’t the monster I believed you to be.”Her words stabbed at me, but I kept my face impassive. I had no regrets. This was the only way to keep her with me.She took a deep breath, shaking her head as if she was trying to process everything. “You just… you don’t respect me. You never have. You just do whatever the hell you want.”Her voice dropped to a whisper, but it carried more weight than any scream ever could.“I hate you, Alex.”I flinched—just barely.She stepped forward and stomped hard on my foot, making me grunt. “Stay the hell away from me,” she
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