Chapter 72Zayne I stared at my hand like it belonged to someone else. The sting was still there in my palm. Mia’s cheek was already turning red where I hit her. Her eyes were wide and wet but she was not crying. She was staring at me like I had grown a second head.“Mia, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to..”She laughed. It came out sharp and broken, the kind of sound that scrapes your nerves raw. Then she moved. One second she was standing there with her hand on her face and the next she had both fists in my shirt and she shoved me hard. My back hit the wall. The picture frame beside my head rattled.“Prove it,” she said. Her voice was low and ugly. “Prove you want me. Not her. Me.”“Mia…”“Shut up.” She shoved me again, harder. “You said you care. You said it wasn’t a lie. So prove it. Right now. Show me you choose me.”I opened my mouth and nothing useful came out. She did not wait. Her hands yanked at my shirt. Buttons went flying. One pinged off the floor. She dragged the fabric down
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