Her face drains of color.
“So this?” she gestures between me and the girl. “This is distance?”
“It’s easier this way,” I say.
That’s the lie.
It’s not easier.
It’s hell.
Tears well in her eyes.
“You said you loved me.”
I force myself not to react.
“I do,” I say quietly.
“Then why are you doing this?”
Because they’re right.
Because the league will tear you apart.
Because I can survive being the villain.
You can’t.
“Maybe loving you isn’t enough,” I say instead.
The words slice through her.
Kamden grabs her arm gently. “Let’s go.”
She doesn’t move.
She just stares at me.
“I was willing to fight,” she whispers.
“I’m not,” I reply.
The biggest lie I’ve ever told.
Her chin trembles.
“Then I guess that’s it.”
She turns.
Walks away.
Kamden follows, throwing me one last look of pure disappointment.
The door shuts behind them.
The music keeps playing.
