Playing the villain

Kate POV

Sitting in my living room at the apartment, restlessness pulsed inside me. What I had seen at the mall left me in shambles. Lilian was there, beaming, laughing and having fun with April, her supposed best friend. It wasn't just seeing them together that bothered me, but the ease with which they seemed happy. It couldn't continue like this.

Finn was sitting next to me, his gaze fixed on his cell phone screen. He seemed oblivious to the turmoil unfolding inside me. “Hey, Finn,” I called, trying to get his attention. “Did you see how they are together now?”

He looked up, a slight frown on his forehead. "Who? Lilian and Jensen? What do you have? They have always been like this.”

“It’s not just that! They're traveling together, and I can't allow that to happen. This is the perfect opportunity for me to step in and end this romance once and for all.” The idea grew in my mind like a flame, and my determination only grew.

Finn watched me for a moment, as if assessing whether I was re