Chapter 113

DAHLIA

By morning, my heart still felt heavy, but anger did a good job keeping it together.It was strange, really, how anger could act like glue, holding you upright when sadness threatened to break you apart.

Sebastian himself gave the permission for somebody else to pursue me…that’s the height of it. It’s understandable that he doesn’t want me and wouldn’t want to waste my time anymore, but feeling like he has the right to control my heart, who has the right to own me is the end of it for me. And he had the audacity to lie to my face that he’s in love with me. Not once…not twice.

I stood in front of the mirror, brushing my hair into place, forcing my reflection to look like someone who had moved on. Someone who didn’t care.

Sebastian McCoy could wallow all he wanted. I wasn’t going to.

By the time I stepped out, the sun was already sharp, and I decided that even if I had to fake it, I’d do it well. I went to class. I took notes. I even managed to l