Rejected Luna: He wants me back
she stammers, the practiced sweetness completely gone from her voice.
"Uh-huh," I affirm, watching her nervously scratch her left arm – a tell from the very beginning. I'd always seen through her goody-two-shoes act, the mask she wore to manipulate people. That sickeningly sweet smile hid a predator hungry for whatever she could snatch.
"Now, take a sip," I say, more like a command. "One sip can't hurt, can it? Consider it my request."