Chapter 26

Matthews Dunlop

There the bastard was.

"Hey!" I yelled, storming over to KJ at one corner of the room, standing alone and sipping a cup of beer. He was oblivious to my call because of the loud music pulsating around the whole building.

With every step I took, I got even more infuriated. Who did KJ think he was, coming to my school as a bloody neophyte, thinking he can invade everyone's territory, and most importantly treating Elena like shit.

I know Elena deserved what she got because she'd ignored all my warnings and chose to believe a stranger over her own best friend. She chose to believe I was capable of doing something to hurt her, but she was still what she was, my best friend. And no matter what happened, I would always be ready to look out for her and take her side on things. For goodness sake, I love that girl. So much, so damn much. Sitting by and watching her go through all these alone was killing me. Eating me up from the inside out. I couldn't st