Daxton

I could see the sour expression on Verena’s face as she came out of the corner she disappeared into earlier. I was just about to go find her because why was she taking so long? Behind her was Kian, hurt in his eyes, cheek in his palm, and a smudge of lipstick on his mouth. 

The same one as that of Verena’s. 

A strange fire burned in my chest, Verena’s eyes brightening as she stood next to me. “Hey, handsome,” She grabbed a wine glass.

“Hey,” The word was heavy on my tongue. I wasn’t really good at hiding my emotions as my eyes darted to Kian who had...