Rebecca

“I will have to reject you. It’s the only way,” I said.

Maximus scoffed. “Reject me? I won’t let you do that.”

“Why not?” I exclaimed. “This will never work. We are enemies.”

“That’s exactly why I won’t let you reject me,” he growled.

I stared at him with confusion. He wasn’t making any sense.

Maximus’s face transformed, hardening into something cold and calculated. He circled me slowly, like a predator assessing its ...