"Let's go," I said, my voice cold and detached. She looked up, her eyes wide with surprise. "Liam, I..." "Let's just go, Emily," I cut her off, not wanting to hear her excuses, not wanting to hear her lies. "You wanted to talk. So talk." She flinched at the harshness in my tone, her gaze dropping to the floor. She nodded, and we walked out of the school, the silence between us was suffocating. We walked to the woods behind the school. "Before you say anything," I said, my voice tight, "I need you to know that I am not doing this for you. I am not here to forgive you. I am here because I deserve to know the truth. So you better not lie to me." "I'm not going to lie to you, Liam," she said, her voice trembling. "I promise." I scoffed, shaking my head. "Yeah, right. Like I'm supposed

