CHAPTER 9

  Kara

  My heart was screaming something entirely different from what I told Stefan, but what else could I do? Telling Stefan that I still loved him would shatter me into a thousand pieces. Why? Because I know Stefan didn't mean it seriously. He was my ex-best friend's partner. He told me to my face that Stefan never loved me. This was what he wanted for us. We got divorced. I thought about believing Stefan's love story, but I was sure it was false. He betrayed me with Sara; I knew I could never trust his words again. He broke our promise. He betrayed me.

  I noticed that my response affected Stefan. His eyebrows furrowed. He got angry. But I didn't care.

  "You can get angry, but don't you dare try to deceive me with your stupid declarations of love? I know you're a liar. I will never trust you again because you betrayed me," I say. I pointed at him. "Derek and I are dating. He's a better man than you."