"What the hell do you want?" I asked Cody in my 'not-so-nice' tone as I saw him standing in front of my door, his hand raised as if he'd been about to knock. His stupid, earnest expression made my skin crawl.
"You've been avoiding everyone again," he said, like he had any right to comment on what I did. "I just wanted to check on you."
I scoffed, crossing my arms. "Yeah? Well, I don't need your concern. Save it for someone who actually buys into your 'protective big brother' act."
Cody's jaw tightened, but he didn't rise to the bait. Instead, he exhaled slowly, like I was some unruly child he had to patiently deal with. "Seraphina, I have no idea why you started acting up again."
I scoffed. "Want me to refresh your memory?"
"Is this about Almira?" he asked as if he didn't already kn
