Mia's POV

Xavier's words hung in the air like a death sentence, and for a moment, I couldn't breathe. The world seemed to slow down as his confession echoed in my mind.

Everything they did was to save me? Save me?

The shock lasted exactly three seconds before the rage exploded through me like a volcano.

Save me? SAVE ME?

"You've got to be fucking kidding me," I snarled, my voice rising to a near-scream. "You did it to save me?"

The audacity. The absolute fucking audacity.

"Mia, ...