Page 8 of Winter Muse


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“No.”

“We need to talk. This has gone on long enough.”

She whirled around to face him. “I don’twantto talk.”

“But we need to.”

The emotion built up in Ava’s chest. Dropping her sister off at home was hard enough. The last thing she needed was to add drama with Cole on top of it. “Not right now.”

“When?”

“Just not now!” she yelled. Tears sprang to her eyes, and her lip trembled.

Cole took a step back and raised his hands in surrender. He nodded. “Okay. Later.”

Without giving him the opportunity to say anything else, she went into her room and closed the door.