Jalen’s POV

Marian glared at me for a long minute without a word, I held my breath for as long as she stared, trying to imagine what was going on in her head.

If only she could just say something, her silence was killing me. Then she turned on her heel and walked upstairs. The silence she left behind was louder than any slap she had landed on me.

I paced after her, blocking her way—interupting her steps.

“Marian, wait—”

She pushed past me like I was invisible, my heart ...