"What?" Gabriel asked, his voice low and dangerous. "What did you just say?"
"I don't like repeating myself. Maybe you should get your ear checked to hear me properly."
I kept my face indifferent as I stared at him.
The room went silent, the weight of my words sinking in.
Jessica's eyes widened in shock, and she took a step forward, her hand reaching out as if to stop this train wreck. "Kiara, calm down. You don't mean that. What's gotten into you?"
I turned my glare on her, cold and unwavering. "Get out, Jessica. Get out now."
Her face twisted in confusion and hurt. "What is wrong with you? After everything we've been through as kids, elementary school, high school, you're speaking to me like this?"
Gabriel stepped in front of her, shielding her as if I was the one on the attack.
