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Daisy stiffens against me, outrage coloring her cheeks. But it's too late. Burn is stalking towards us, fists clenched at his sides.
Burn stops just shy of us, practically vibrating with anger.
"What are you doing here?" he growls, glaring at me. Daisy extracts herself from my loose hold and hurries to his side.
"He's lying!" she exclaims, grasping Burn's arm. "Dare's just trying to mess with you. Don't listen to him."
Burn shakes her off, fixing her with a piercing look. "Why should I believe you?" he asks coldly. "I know my brother. If he says you came onto him, then you did."
Daisy gapes, clearly not expecting this reaction. I suppress a triumphant smile. The wedge is driven firmly between them now.
"But...I thought you two hated each other," Daisy says after a moment, confusion in her eyes as she looks between us.
Burn's expression softens slightly. "We did," he admits. "But we're trying to change that."
I watch the exchange, trying to gauge Burn's reaction. He's clearly not happy with me, but I can tell that Daisy's words have rattled him. Good. The more they fight, the less they'll focus on me and the less likely they are to find out my true intentions.
"Look, I don't want to cause any trouble," I interject smoothly, holding up my hands in a placating gesture. It's a lie, of course; I want to break them up, permanently. "I just wanted to let you both know what was said."
His gaze flicks to me briefly before returning to Daisy. The silence that stretches between the three of us is deafening. But Burn finally breaks it.
"I think it's time you gave me back my ring."
Daisy's face falls as she stares at Burn. Her fingers curl protectively around the diamond ring on her finger, as if to ward off any attempt to take it away from her.
"No," she whispers. "I won't give it back."
Burn's expression is unyielding. "You don't have a choice," he says sternly. He takes a step closer and reaches for her hand, gently but firmly prying her fingers away from the ring.
With a primal screech, Daisy rips the massive diamond ring from her finger and hurls it at Burn. He ducks just in time, the ring pinging off the wall behind him. He is quick to scoop it up, his expression dour.
"Get the fuck out of here, Daisy. I meant it when I said I didn't want to see you anymore."
"You can't do this!" Daisy shrieks. "I won't let you throw away everything we had over one stupid argument!"
She grabs Burn's arm, nails digging in. He shakes her off with a glare.
"We had nothing real. I see that now," he says coldly.
Daisy's chest heaves, eyes wild. "So what, you're just going to walk away? After everything we meant to each other?"
She turns on me. "This is your doing! Poisoning him against me because you couldn't stand to see your brother happy!"
I snort. "Don't flatter yourself. My only regret is not opening his eyes sooner."
"Damn you both!" Daisy shrieks, face mottled with rage. "I hope you rot!"
"We should talk.Alone," she says, looking pointedly at me. "I can convince you, Burn. You know you want me to."
"We are done," he says flatly, looking at Daisy with a mixture of regret and determination in his gaze. "I'm sorry that it had to end this way. But if I never lay eyes on you again, it'll be too soon."
Daisy looks like she wants to argue, but one look at Burn's face has silenced her protests. Tears fill her eyes as she turns and hurries away from us without another word.
I resist the urge to applaud. My brother has finally seen the light about his manipulative fiancée. Perhaps our relationship can be salvaged after all.
Daisy's face twists in anger as she realizes Burn is serious.
"You'll regret this," she hisses. "Don't come crawling back to me when you realize what a mistake you've made."
