Chapter 323. Clear the Air

Raina’s POV

Thunderstruck.

Valen’s cold words stopped my heart and my brain at the same time. We were mere paces apart, but he stared down at me like a piece of gum on the sole of his shoes.

I blinked at him. “What…what did you say? Are you accusing me of something?”

Valen's throat bobbed. He huffed out a breath before speaking in a voice with forced calm. “Forget it. It doesn't matter, as long as you stay away from him.”

“Right. This is not the kind of discussion you have in public.” Devin stepped closer to us, trying to diffuse the situation. “We’re here to strategize, not to let our frustration lead us down a road that we shouldn’t go.”

“No-no-no. Repeat your words, Valen,” I demanded, hoping I had misheard every syllable.

To think he could accuse me of cheating and then dismiss it without giving me the space to clear things angered me.

“Best of luck, buddy,” Devin said, omitting himself from our conversation by goi