“Maybe you should’ve died with her,” Madison said, smiling. “Would’ve saved us all a lot of trouble.”
That was the final straw before I snapped.
I shoved her, hard, sending her stumbling back, almost falling into the fire..
“Are you crazy?!” she screeched, eyes wide with panic.
“Zoe!”
Travis’s voice ripped through the night, sharp and furious.
He ran toward me, and before I could react, he slapped me across the face.
The impact sent my head snapping to the side, my skin burning.
Madison gasped, clutching her chest like she was the victim.
“I—I didn’t mean to,” he stammered, reaching for me. “Zoe, please. I just… I lost control. I’m sorry.” “I just… Madison’s father… I can’t lose this deal. You understand, right? You always understand.”
He turned back to Madison, brushing soot off her skin, checking her like she was made of glass.
I stood there, blood dripping down my lip, watching them like they were strangers.
Travis didn’t look at me when he called the private medical team.
I didn’t cry.not in front of them at least.I’ll let myself break later but not now.
I walked out of the estate, my heels scraping against the pavement as the night swallowed me whole.