Alethea

"Please, Ally," Selena pleads, with a soft but firm voice. "I know it's hard, but I beg you to forgive Asher. He has suffered enough, and I know he wants to make things right with you."

I freeze, staring at her in disbelief. Her words echo in my head, but I can't bring myself to accept them. It feels like a sharp ringing in my ears, growing louder by the second. Did I hear her right?

Slowly, I step closer to her, my body tense, my anger burning through me like wildfire.

I need her to feel my pain, my betrayal. But Selena didn't flinch-she stood her ground as...