Zoe’s P. O. V.
Sky’s eyes soften as he sees my reaction. “Zoe, I know it’s a lot. Seriously, I didn’t mean to invade your privacy, but I walked in on you by accident. I came to your apartment to surprise you, and what I saw that night changed my feelings for you, Zoe. From that moment, every cell in my body has desired you and only you. I even tried to get you out of my mind, but I couldn’t. I stopped doing one-night stands because you’re the only one on my mind.”
Sky saw me using the vibrator? This is too much.
“When I saw you with Liam, I couldn’t control my jealousy. It made me realise that it’s beyond just desire; it’s something else, something I’ve never felt for any other woman. I wanted to kill Liam, and I would have done anything to be with you. Do you have any idea how difficult it has been for me to control my feelings and hide them from you for this past month? It’s been torturous, and I can’t keep pretending anymore.”
He continues to confess his feelings, but I keep staring at him in shock. The only thing going through my mind is that he saw me using a vibrator. I feel so embarrassed. How could I have been so careless?
I stand up abruptly, shaking my head. “Oh God! I can’t take this. You saw me using the vibrator? I need to go.” My voice cracks with embarrassment.
“Zoe, please wait,” Sky calls after me, but I’m already heading for the door.
I can’t face him right now. I need to get out of here to clear my head. In my haste, I accidentally drop my scarf, but I don’t stop to pick it up. I bolt out of his penthouse.
I reach my car, my hands trembling as I fumble with the keys. Sitting in the driver’s seat, I replay everything in my mind. Life is giving me shock after shock. First, someone threatens Liam to stay away from me, and now this? Sky, my best friend, saw me in such an intimate moment and is confessing his intense feelings for me.
I start the car and grip the steering wheel, my mind whirling.
“I wanted to kill Liam, and I would have done anything to be with you.”
As his words echo in my mind, something strikes me. Could it have been Sky who threatened Liam? No, no, he wouldn’t do this. But what if…?
I can’t live with this doubt. I need to know the truth. After turning off the car, I rush back inside Sky’s apartment. I need to ask him directly, even if it means facing more uncomfortable truths.
As I open the door, I see Sky sitting on the couch, holding my scarf. He’s inhaling my fragrance, his eyes closed, a look of longing on his face.
Fuck! Seeing Sky like this is utterly unbelievable. It seems like he is so obsessed with me.
What if he really threatened Liam?
Zoe, you’re overthinking. Sky can’t do this. Just relax.
“Sky…” As I call out, he opens his eyes and looks at me, surprise flashing across his face.
“Zoe, you came back,” he says, standing up quickly.
“Did you threaten Liam?” I ask directly, getting desperate to know the truth. “Did you tell him to stay away from me?”
Sky’s face pales, and I pray, my heart thumping in my chest.
Please, say no. Please. Say that you didn’t threaten Liam. Please.
He takes a deep breath and nods, his eyes lowered in shame. “Yes, I did. I couldn’t bear the thought of him being close to you, of you being with anyone else.”
He admitted it, causing me to stare at him in shock.
Oh God! I can’t breathe. My best friend, the person I trusted the most, is the person who threatened Liam. I was so afraid, thinking that I might have a stalker. And yet, he didn’t tell me the truth. How could he do this? It feels like a nightmare to me.
“Why, Sky? Why did you do that?” I ask, my voice breaking, my eyes filled with hurt as I fix them on him. “I trusted you.” My lower lip wobbles, and a lone tear trickles down my cheek.
He lifts his hand to wipe my tear, guilt etched in every corner of his face. But before his thumb can brush away my tear, I jerk his hand away, my eyes glowing with hurt and anger.
The man I trusted, my best friend, threatened someone because of me. It’s so wrong, so unlike him. He has become a stranger to me at this moment. I can’t recognise him.
He opens his mouth as if to say something, but I cut him off, shaking my head in disbelief. “I thought I knew you, Sky. I thought you were my friend, someone I could trust. But now I feel like I don’t know you at all.”
His face crumples with remorse. “I’m sorry, Zoe. I was just… I couldn’t stand the thought of you being with anyone else.”
“That doesn’t give you the right to threaten someone,” I reply in a sharp tone, my hands trembling with anger. “That’s wrong.”
He hangs his head, can’t able to meet my gaze. “I know, and I regret it now. I was acting out of jealousy.”
Jealousy, seriously? The Sky I thought I knew he would’ve never acted so possessively.
“Sky, you can’t justify your actions. Wrong is wrong.” I snap at him.
He nods. “Trouble, I know I messed up. I’m sorry.”
As he moves closer to me, I take a step back. “I need to go.” As I snatch my scarf from his hands, his hand touches mine for a moment before I pull away.
As I turn to leave, he grasps my hand. “Trouble, please don’t go like this.”
“Sky, if you care for me, let go of my hand and let me go.” His grip loosens, and I pull my hand away, turning my back on him.
As I reach the door, I glance back at Sky, who is watching me with eyes filled with sorrow and longing. My heart aches at the sight of him, the person who has been my best friend for so long, now standing before me as someone unfamiliar.
With my chest heavy with pain, I leave his penthouse.
Outside, I lean against the wall. The tears I had been holding back finally spill over, and I cry, clutching the scarf.
What am I going to do now? Can I forgive Sky for what he did? How could everything have changed so suddenly? How could I trust him again after this?
The questions swirl in my mind, unanswered and tormenting. I realise nothing will ever be the same again between us, and it hurts me fucking so much.