Chapter 104. Brutal Exchange

Teyana’s POV

Zayne straightened. I hated that I could feel the tension sparking between them already. God no. Then he scoffed.

“He just always has to walk in and spoil everything,” Zayne said, a bitter grin flashing across his lips. “Main character fucking syndrome, Jeremy. Huh?”

Jeremy’s eyes remained same. He folded himself into that stillness I knew too well—calm on the surface, the kind of quiet that meant something dangerous was coiled underneath.

“Well,” he said, voice even, “Teyana now knows you slept with Stacy. So perhaps you can leave her alone.”

My stomach twisted. Jeremy sounded like he had always known.

What really was at play here? I’m thankful for the food Carol brought me while she came to pick me up at the hotel earlier, I would have been crashing with an empty stomach.

“You knew?” I finally asked. My question was directed at Jeremy.

His jaw tightened, hands curling into fists for a second, then eased. “Against