A Convenient Alibi

Cora's POV

Laurent's eyes widened, his mouth falling open. "What?"

"You heard me." I stood, my chair scraping against the floor. "After the stunt you pulled, we can no longer be friends."

"Cora, wait…" He took a step forward. "I know I screwed up last night by not showing up, but there's a reason. To say you never want to see me again... that's too much, don't you think?"

My hands balled into fist