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I blocked their path.
“Shame there aren’t any cameras out here. Otherwise, everyone would’ve seen exactly how shameless you are. You really think both of us just hallucinated the same scene?”
Alexis kept smiling.
“You’re reading too much into it, Miss Vance.”
Her voice was soft, sugary.
I wanted to throw her into the hedge.
I glanced at Yvaine.
She hadn’t moved.
Her lips were pressed together, hands clenched, shoulders rigid.
I turned to the cause of all this trouble.
“You’ve known us long enough. You know who we are. Do you think Yvaine and I just made up a lie for fun? You think we’re that petty?”
Cassian’s eyes dropped to the ground.
Then he finally said, “I don’t think you’d lie, but, like Alexis said, maybe it’s just a misunderstanding.”
Yvaine looked up so fast her hair shifted.
Then she blinked, shut her eyes, and looked away again.
He could’ve stabbed her and it wouldn’t have cut deeper.
Alexis noticed.
Her lip curled slightly. “Exactly. Seems like a misunderstanding. We’ll leave you to it.”
She turned, tugging at his arm.
I stepped in front of them.
“Hold on. You’re not walking off without explaining yourself. Or apologizing.”
Alexis halted, letting out a loud sigh.
“If you insist, Miss Vance, if an apology will make you happy… fine. I’ll apologize. Let’s just say it’s my fault. I’m sorry.”
Cassian frowned. “What’d you make her apologize for? She did nothing wrong.”
“She called Yvaine a homewrecker, accused her of trying to sabotage your marriage, which, by the
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way, isn’t even a thing yet.”
Cassian looked at Alexis, then at Yvaine, then at me
“You don’t believe me?” I saw the doubt in his eyes.
Alexis mumbled, “I said no such thing. Miss Vance, you must’ve misheard.”
“Then why did you apologize?”
“Because nothing else seemed to make you happy.
“So I’m the bully now?”
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She turned to Cassian, lips trembling on cue. “Cas, Miss Vance is just putting words in my mouth.”
Yvaine spoke up. “It’s true. She did say those things. Mira didn’t lie.”
Cassian, caught between his ex and his current girlfriend, chose the latter.
“I believe you.” He patted Alexis’s arm. Then to Yvaine: “Forget it. We’re leaving.”
Throwing an arm around Alexis’s waist, he turned
Then froze.
Two shadows peeled out of the corner near the balcony, tall and motionless in identical black suits.
The lights behind them cast their faces in partial darkness, but I knew those silhouettes before they stepped fully into view.
Neither said a word.
Ashton’s stare was cold and dry.
Emmett’s was heavier, his jaw tight, eyes darker with a murderous glint.
He stepped forward.
“It’s my cousin’s wedding,” he said. “And you brought someone in here to humiliate my sister. Are you sure this is the bridge you want to burn, Cassian?”
Cassian flinched. “I didn’t come here to pick a fight.”
Emmett tilted his chin at Alexis. “You don’t think this qualifies?”
“Of course it doesn’t!”
Emmett said nothing. Just stared.
The silence was like wet cement.
Cassian turned to Alexis and bent closer, lowering his voice. “What the hell happened? What did you say to them?”
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“I didn’t say anything!” She was adamant. “Not a single rude word.”
He stared at her for half a second, then gave up trying to get the full story.
Emmett looked ready to put someone through a wall.
Cassian just wanted it over with.
“Apologize. Properly.”
Alexis shook her head.
Her eyes started to shine like she was about to cry.
“You’re making me apologize in front of everyone? You don’t believe me?”
“It’s not about that,” he snapped. “Just apologize. We’ll talk later. Get on with it.”
She bit down on her lower lip and gave him a look like he’d just kicked her dog.
He ignored it.
After a few seconds of petulant silence, she finally turned towards me and Yvaine.
“Fine. I’ll apologize. It’s two against one, so whatever you say must be true. I said some things I shouldn’t have. I shouldn’t have come here to confront Yvaine. If it upset you, then I’m sorry.”
She paused like she was waiting for someone to clap.
Then she added, “Is that good enough? Will you forgive me now?”
“Don’t act like we’re forcing you to kneel on glass,” I said. “I can see it’s killing you to say any of that, but the truth is you should’ve apologized without being told. You know damn well we didn’t do a thing to you.”
She gave a little nod. “I understand.”
A moment later, Cassian spoke up. “Alexis apologized. Can we go now?”
He stepped forward to leave, but Emmett blocked him.
“Last warning,” he said flatly. “Stay away from my sister. You show up again, try to stir anything else up, I won’t just use words next time.”
Cassian’s mouth tightened. “I didn’t come here to start anything. It’s Rachel’s wedding. I got an invite. I’m representing the Langfords. What was I supposed to do, ignore it?”
Emmett narrowed his eyes. “You know exactly what I mean.”
Then he turned to Alexis. “The Rivera family’s company is in trouble. This engagement’s a business move, isn’t it? You’d think that’d be reason enough to stay in line.”
“I…” Alexis began.
“The Langfords might pull your company out of the hole,” Emmett steamrolled over her words. “I
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can just as easily drop you into a deeper one. Think that through.”
Alexis licked her lips and gave a small nod, trying to look composed.
She failed.
Emmett wasn’t done.
“Yvaine is my sister. Not Cassian’s ex. You need to understand exactly who she is. If you’re going to start something, you’d better be damn sure you and your family can handle the consequences.” 2
I resisted the urge to clap.
Alexis managed to mutter, eyes down, voice flat. “Understood.”
Cassian cut in, “Alright. It was a misunderstanding. It’s sorted now. Let’s go.”
It was Ashton who stopped him this time.
“She apologized. You haven’t.”
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