I Took Revenge On My Cheating Ex and Best friend

in the room

wo people who had just shattered her world. Her body was rigid, every muscle locked in place a

ands raised as if approaching a wounded

dangerous, her entire being coiled

her blue eyes wide and glistening with unshed tears.

y like what I think it is." Her gaze flicked to Liam, who had the nerve to look guilty. "Te

apple bobbing. "Baby, listen t

her fists. Tha

rything we've built, everything we've shared, you just accidentally ended up in bed with my best friend?"

tion flickering in his eyes. "I was going through a rough t

sorry for you?" Her voice was deadly calm now. "You poor thing, having to deal with stress.

d sob. "Ari, please, I ne

k against the headboard. "Then tell me, Sienna, when exactly did it start? The first time you smiled at me and pretended

uivered, but s

umorless chuckle. "Right

iana, I swear, I love you. This-this was a mista

g inside her snap. H

or the first time since stepping int

r voice trembled, but not with s

aid, reaching

so hard his head j

ed. "You don't get to say you love

ing and unclenching at his sides.

er her heart, feeling it hammer against her ribcage. "Hurt

e small. "Ariana, please,

nna's direction so fast, the o

ered, stepping closer. "You don't care about

bled but sa

ng, agonizing moment before turning back to Liam. "

parted, but

tinued, her voice eerily calm, "and think about wh

, and that was all t

g back the sting in her eye

uickly. "Ariana, please, I'll do

ded was loyalty. What you needed was self-control. What you needed wa

na, p

get to beg. You don't get to ask for f

kay. Fine. You're angry. I get it. But what now? Ar

t tighten painfully.

ered secrets, made love, planned their future. The same room where Liam had he

was nothing but

fted her chin. "You threw it a

isted. "Ariana

ing for the first time. "Because if yo

peration flashing in his

y. A mistake is saying something hurtful in an argument. This?" She gestured to the bed,

mouth, but no

n, tears running

s stinging her eyes to stay put. She wo

turned towa

forward. "A

knob so hard her knuckles turned white. "

hat, she w

the cold night air, some

't just heart

as r

s pur

riana Cole realized somet

would