Page 49 of When We Dance

They will take me down without the slightest regret, and I will end up with nothing.

So yeah… I’m not proud of what I did. But I had to do something.

My reaction to them had left me baffled. I didn’t like that I was so affected by their actions, so I had to do something radical, dramatic. To reset everything.

A conversation would’ve put me in a weak position. It had already happened with Kai. So I needed to position myself differently.

Playing it cool like them would’ve stunk of fake, and sooner or later, they would’ve known.

This is not ideal, and it’s a form of rebellion, the only one I can do right now.

Looking through the back window, I spot them striding to the Cadillac.

The man behind the wheel climbs out while Kai replaces him.

The other two men hop in.

A soft hand lands on my arm.

“That was a cowardly thing to do…” Isla murmurs, only for me to hear.

“I know. But it was the only way.”

Her eyes gleam without asking for more.