Mias POV

The moment I walked into that room, the moment I didnt break, didnt fall for his manipulationhe knew he had lost.

I should have felt victorious. I should have felt satisfied.

But all I felt was rage.

Because I had let him get this close.

I had trusted himeven if just a little. I had let him speak to me like family, had let him use my mothers name like it was something he had any right to claim.

And ...