The happiness I’d felt moments before completely evaporated, and a wave of irritation swept through my entire body.
“When I say everyone, I mean everyone, Leo. No exceptions.” My vol sounded hard,
“But I don’t want her there,” he said, somewhat angrily to me.
“Who’s Piper?” Sebastian interjected.
“That annoying girl in my class I don’t like. She’s such a pain, and seeing her on my special day would just ruin my mood.”
I understood that Piper annoyed him, but refusing to invite her to his birthday party while inviting everyone else was just mean and
unnecessary.
“Do you know how hurt she’ll be when you invite everyone else but her? That would probably break her heart.” I tried to reason with him calmly, but I knew it was useless, especially when he glared at me like that.
“I don’t care at all,” he answered, his tone both cold and stubborn.
I was starting to lose patience with Leo. It’s not that I was taking that girl’s side, but I’d been through it. I knew what it felt like when everyone was invited to some party and you were the only one excluded.
1 knew how deep that pain cut when others treated you with contempt, especially when you hadn’t done anything to deserve their
hate.
“Leo…” I warned.
“I’m not inviting her; she can cry an entire ocean, but I will never invite her!”
I reached my limit, the strings holding me together snapping. I slammed my hand on the table and turned to Leo with fury written all over my face.
Everyone was shocked. I’d never lost my temper like this, but Leo had just pushed me to the fucking edge.
“I don’t care if you like her or not! If you’re inviting your entire class you have to invite her too, or there won’t be any party at all, do you understand? Either you invite her too, or I cancel the whole thing,” I yelled.
“You wouldn’t dare,” Leo looked at me, shocked.
“Try me,” I snarled. He gave me a cold look and then pushed his chair away from the table. I heard his footsteps stomping on the floor. Usually, I would follow, but not today. I was still angry, still fuming. Besides, this was necessary.
I ran my fingers through my hair and stood up. I needed to breathe, needed some space.
“Thea…” I avoided Sebastian’s and his brother’s surprised gazes.
“Don’t… don’t talk to me until you’re ready to tell me what the fuck you’re hiding,” I growled as I walked away.
I stormed back to the bedroom I’d been in minutes ago. I wanted to scream, wanted to shout, wanted to hit something or someone. I was so tense, and the frustration made me want to cry.
“Thea, please talk to me.” His gentle voice penetrated my thoughts. I hadn’t even noticed him following me, or that he’d entered the
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“Are you going to tell me what you’re hiding from me?” I asked, feeling the tears I’d been holding back stream down my cheeks.
He just stared at me, turmoil hidden behind those green eyes. Finally he shook his head. “I can’t, Thea. I just can’t.”
“Why not?” I shouted at him, grabbing the nearest thing and throwing it in his direction.
He moved very gracefully, avoiding the hardcover book that could have caused damage.
“I just want to know the truth; why can’t you just tell leaving me.
Sebastian I broke down, falling onto the bed, feeling all the fight
He walked the short distance and knelt in front of me, gently taking my hands in his.
“Because if you find out the truth, you’ll leave me. I can’t handle tha, Thea. I can’t live without you.”
Love and fear flickered in his eyes.
That’s when I saw it. He was genuinely afraid I would leave him. He was genuinely afraid of losing me.
“But you know anything built on lies will eventually crumble, right?” I asked, wiping away my tears.
“I do… but I just need a chance, Thea.”
A chance? What kind of chance?”
“A chance to win you over. A chance to make up for my mistakes, to fix what I broke. After that, I promise, I’ll personally tell you the truth,” he answered, his eyes pleading with me sincerely.
Should I believe him? I seemed to have a choice now. Should I choose to give him a chance, to let the truth rest for now, or should I insist on knowing what he was hiding?
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