Ezekiel's POV
I should have kept my big mouth shut.
The moment those words left my lips about Ximena not being the queen of the party, I watched her face change. Her eyes went cold, her whole body seemed to shrink back like I had physically hurt her.
Then she just disappeared behind that fake smile she puts on.
No screaming. No fighting back like other girls would.
She just shut me out completely.
And somehow that was a thousand times worse.
Now I'm stuck on the opposite side of Kane's crowded living room, nursing a lukewarm beer and hating myself. I keep glancing over at her through the crowd of people. She's with Glenda's friends, laughing at something, but I can tell it's all an act.
I messed up. Again.
This time I can't even blame peer pressure or the guys being around. It was just me being an idiot.
A complete coward.
Here's the thing about Ximena that I've never told anyone. She's been messing with my head for years now.
