"I prefer this than being dead," then she added on a light tone. "Besides, do you have any idea how powerful I am now."
Ivy rolled her eyes.
Not this talk of power again.
"I could even snap you into two for stealing my boyfriend."
Ivy's grip around the doorknob tightened immediately, her shoulders tensed.
"I didn't--"
"I know. I was only joking." She took a step forward and Ivy's eyes widened in alert, she must have observed that because she immediately retracted her step back to where she had been standing before.
Seeing this, Ivy's grip on doorknob loosened, although her hand still held it.
"I owe you an apology. It was wrong for me to have tricked you like that. To have used you, used everyone. I'm so sorry that I lied to you. I know this might need some making up to. I'm ready
