Chapter 109

  LIV’S POV   I pushed the door open and slammed it shut behind me, leaning heavily against it like I could somehow block out the world along with it. My legs gave way beneath me, and I slid to the floor, my back pressed to the wood, my heart shattering in my chest. My breath came in shallow, broken hiccups as the tears I held back poured freely now, soaking my cheeks. How had I let this happen? How had I allowed myself to fall so hard, so fast? I should've known better. I did know better. But Kaelon... Kaelon had made me forget the walls I’d spent years building. He’d looked at me like I was the only woman in the world. And now? Now I felt used and tossed aside. Humiliated. The video, which Viv had shoved in my face, burned into my memory. Kaelon was already kissing Martha. "Liv?" a voice gasped. "Liv, what happened?" It was Lara. She and Rose had come out from the hallway, both of them rushing toward me. Lara knelt in front of me, grabbing my shoulders, while Rose crouched beside her