Alex had no interest in playing those foolish games. He didn't care about love, he cared about possession. He wanted to take a somewhat different route he had taken for Rose and Lily.
"I think you'll come around eventually," Alex said casually.
Sera shot him a glare. "I hate you. I always have. And I always will." Her voice was firm, unwavering.
Before, she had been too afraid to say something so direct. She had worried about what Alex might do, worried that rejecting him would lead to consequences for her grandfather or her family, after he had found another girl to fawn over she was free but now he returned.
But also now… Her grandfather was gone. She had nothing left to fear. Alex didn't react. Instead, he changed the subject entirely.
