“Why are you still here?”
The iciness in her tone made Kai falter. He opened his mouth, then closed it again, as if scrambling for words that had already died on his tongue. Finally, he took a hesitant step forward, his hands tightening and loosening at his sides.
“Abi… please. Just listen to me.” His voice was hoarse and the confidence he once wore so effortlessly was stripped away.
Her arms folded over her chest. “I’ve listened enough.”
“You don’t understand,” he said quickly, the words rushing out as though if he stopped, she’d vanish. “I never meant for things to—”
“Never meant?” She cut him off with a bitter laugh, her eyes narrowing. “Everything you did was meant. Every lie. Every choice. You knew what you wanted, and you made sure I was too blind to see it until it was too late
