Chapter 76: No More Games

Ella’s

I tried to step around Mara, aiming to end the confrontation simply by walking away, but she was too quick. She slid sideways, instantly blocking the neon-lit path with her body, standing like a petulant, shrugging wall.

“You truly are something else,” she hissed, her voice dripping with artificial sweetness and potent venom. “Who the hell do you actually think you are? I was trying to play nice, and you instantly acted all high and mighty.”

I ...