Look My Way
“Oh, I remember mine! Well—Zayne basically wrote it for me. You should let him help you too.”
Zayne looked at me, waiting, as if expecting gratitude.
But I wasn’t a project that needed saving anymore.
“No, thank you,” I said, my voice barely steady. “I can handle it.”
I turned before either of them could see the tears gathering in my eyes.
My chest felt tight, heavy, like someone pressing a hand over my heart.
That night, he came to bed late.
He smelled faintly of perfume—the same one Jane always wore.
My body stiffened as he lay down beside me. His arm slid around my waist, his lips brushed my neck, warm and practiced.