Chapter 47

• Theo studied her for a moment before shaking his head, a humorless smirk tugging at his lips. “You’ve always been terrible at lying. Whatever it is that happened here, you know I’ll find out eventually.” He took a step closer, his voice lowering. “So you might as well tell me now.”
• The weight of his stare, the raw intensity in his voice—it shattered whatever courage she had left. She inhaled sharply and, in a small, almost broken voice, she said, “Sebastian kissed me.”
• She felt Theo stiffen, his whole body going still, like a storm brewing in silence before it struck with full force. But he didn’t explode. He didn’t even raise his voice. Instead, his face became eerily blank. His jaw clenched, and his hands curled into fists at his sides before he slowly stepped back, putting space between them.