Chapter 9

As I shook my head, William muttered under his breath, "No way. I'm not buying it… If you have no feelings for me whatsoever, why would you constantly pick on Sophie? You never cared before, right?" William had had countless romantic flings before Sophie, and I'd picked up after him over and over again. Those women were obsessed with William, but Sophie was the only one who'd ever treated me like a rival. She'd frame me for things I never did to mislead William into thinking I took offense at her existence. He was putting out evidence to attempt to prove that I loved him. I had no idea what love was, either. No one ever taught me the meaning of it. By the time I'd figured out what my undefined feelings for Tyler were, he was already gone. When I did not respond, William fell silent too. Fixing his bloodshot eyes on me, he finally asked, "Why didn't you tell me any of this sooner, Giselle?" "Because… it'll only upset you." He swallowed, his throat bobbing as he met my gaze. He d