LILY

The silence that followed his words was thick, suffocating, and stinging against my skin. I stilled at the rough texture of his voice, at the cold, lethal gaze he leveled on her. Selene went rigid for a moment, her features shimmering with a volatile mix of shock and anger.

I tugged gently at his shirt, trying—and failing—to pull his attention back to me.

After what felt like an eternity of silence, she finally spoke, her face contorted with a laugh I couldn't tell was real or forced.

“Fine! Here I thought it was friends before lovers,” she muttered, unbuckling her seatbelt with a sharp click. She stepped out, then...