Chapter 6

Forget it. You can't wake someone who refuses to see the truth.

As for Sebastian, I knew exactly what he wanted—to watch me break down, to see me humiliate myself for his sake.

In that instant, it hit me. When it came to feelings, the childish one wasn't me. It was him.

But I hadn't expected him to be petty enough to use Vanessa on the very day of his mother's memorial, to get back at me for the past few days I'd spent close to Adrian.

I wasn't interested in playing along anymore. Expressionless, I stepped aside and gestured…