Elin’s POV：

My eyes, still rimmed with red, burned with unshed tears as I summoned all my strength and shoved him away. My voice broke in a trembling sob:

“More than being cast out by Lucas, what I fear most is becoming the shameful third wheel between you and Clara. If this is how you mean to humiliate me, then it would be kinder to simply throw me out.”

“Elin, are you out of your mind? Just now—wasn’t I protecting you?” Aaron’s words rang with anger, the storm gathering in ...