MELISSA’S POV

When Katrina turned around and walked away, her words hung in the air like smoke that refused to clear. I stood there for a few seconds, completely frozen, unable to process the fact that she had just told me, point blank, to stay away from him. Her voice still echoed in my head.

"You know I’m the one who is meant to be by Xavier’s side and not you."

"Don’t you know that if you keep showing up, Xavier may not remember me?"

I swallowed hard, but it felt like my ...