"I let you talk, Stefan," she said, her voice rising slightly. "I let you talk and accuse and humiliate me in front of your mother and everyone else. I stood there while you looked at me like I was the worst kind of liar. Like I was some stranger even when I know you felt the familiarity between us. You believed every
She shook her head. "No, Stefan. You didn't make a mistake. You made a choice. You chose not to listen. It was your choice! Your choice, Stefan so live with it."
Ruby turned and started walking toward the car parked nearby. Rayna moved with her, but Stefan reached out, trying to stop her.
"Ruby, wait—"
Before his hand could touch Ruby's, Rayna stepped in between them, her brown eyes fierce.
"Don't you dare," Rayna said sharply, holding up a hand. "Don't touch her."
