(Derek)
I drove away, hands tight on the wheel, my jaw clenched with anger. Every word Lila had thrown at me was still on my mind as if she thought she had a chance.
It disgusted me. The way she tried to worm her way in as if what she’d done to Olivia, wasn’t enough. She’d betrayed her sister, and now she thought she could somehow replace her.
I shook my head, gripping the small box in my hand—the gift I’d just bought for Olivia, the woman who’d gone through hell, all because of people like Lila.
Lila didn’t deserve a second thought, but it was hard to push it aside. The nerve she had… It made my blood boil. After everything she’d done, after everything Olivia had gone through because of her, she thought she could somehow get close to me, use me as if I was some prize she could steal
