"Ace..."
Kieran takes a hesitant step forward, but before he can say another word, Ace snaps.
Something inside him breaks open, like a dam that's been holding back a flood for too long.
Every emotion_ pain, anger, longing, betrayal_ comes rushing out all at once. His voice trembles, but his words are sharp, cutting straight through the air between them.
"That was before? Do you now realize what you did to me before?! Do you realize what you've done to me?" Ace's voice is hoarse, his chest rising and falling with each heavy breath. "Do you?!"
Kieran doesn't answer.
He just stands there, frozen, like he knows he deserves every word that's about to come.