I nodded, trying to keep my voice steady. My hands fidgeted with the strap of my purse.
"I blocked him everywhere. He should get the message."
Lily tilted her head curiously, her sharp eyes missing nothing. "Suddenly realized something?"
A flash of self-mockery glinted in my eyes. The words felt like stones in my throat.
"He treated me as a substitute."
Shock and anger burst from Lily. Her face flushed red as she clenched her fists.
"That bastard dared to humiliate you? Our Liv is irreplaceable! He's blind!" She looked ready to hunt Ethan down herself.
Rebecca nodded firmly, her normally gentle demeanor hardening. "Good riddance! He never deserved you."
I looked at them both, my amber eyes calm as a still lake. Their fierce loyalty touched me deeply.
"It's all in the past
