Scarlett

“Get off me,” he growled, kicking me away with a force that sent me sprawling.

I couldn’t stop the tears. I didn’t cry from the pain of the fall—I had long since become numb to that—but from the unbearable weight of it all. “Please, just kill me,” I whispered, choking on the words. “I don’t belong here. None of you need me.”

Nina’s voice interrupted my despair, sounding deceptively sweet. “What are you saying?” She approached me with a concerned ...