Fires in the Kitchen
MELINA’S POV
Scarlet stood by the rusted balcony railing like she owned the damn sky. That smug expression hadn’t changed—neither had her arrogance. She looked out over the parking lot like it was her kingdom, lips twisted into a smirk that made my blood simmer.
"You tarnished my name," I said, my voice thick with betrayal. “You let them believe I ran off with you. That I betrayed Laura, betrayed Elijah... like I was some coward.”
She turned slowly, one manicured brow arching with mockery. “Did I say you did? Or did people just assume the worst and I... let them?”
“You didn’t correct them,” I snapped, stepping closer. “You knew what people would think. You wanted them to think that.”
Scarlet took a lazy step forward, arms folding over her chest like she had all t
