LOGINSilence, then his anger cracked… just slightly. “What do you mean? She told me she was going out with Issac on a date,” he said, sounding like he was trying to convince himself everything was fine. “I’m sure that you’re just trying to ruin their date.”“Shut up for once and listen to me.”Silence a
I wanted her, but not just her body. It was the way she laughed when she forgot to guard herself, the way she argued like she needed to win and the way she looked at me like she saw everything that I didn’t want anyone else to see. Somewhere between all the chaos and revenge… I had fallen for her.
KYEI didn’t expect her words to hit like a blade to the ribs… it was clean, cold and precise. “You almost killed my dad.”Ava had walked away before I could even breathe again, before I could tell her that I knew, that I regretted it and that I wished to God, to fate, to anything that I could take
My fork slipped from my fingers and the table wavered. “Ava?” He called, his voice sounding distant. “Are you okay?”“I… feel…” my tongue felt thick. “Weird…”A wave of dizziness hit me so hard my vision doubled. I clutched the table, my breath shaky. Across from me, Issac's expression shifted fro
Maybe tonight would be normal too and maybe I could finally breathe again. Issac waited outside his black Honda, leaning casually against the door and he smiled when he saw me. “Hey. You look great.”I forced a smile. “Thanks.”He opened the passenger door, and I slipped in. The leather seats smel
AVAI kept texting Issac just to keep my hands from shaking. My heart wasn’t beating normally, it was stuttering, stopping and starting again in painful thuds. Every step I took down the hallway felt too loud, too heavy and like I was walking on glass as I kept replaying Kye’s confession in my hand
Tears burned my eyes, blurring the dim light filtering through the room. A bolt of pain caught in my chest, making it harder to breathe, harder to think. I wrapped my arms tight around my body and rocked gently back and forth, shaking my head, as if denial of the movement could somehow shove away re
RAINAMaybe if I died, all these would stop.The thought crept through my mind, curled around my chest, and squeezed until it hurt to breathe. If I was gone, would Nathan finally leave my family alone? Would he finally stop tormenting them? Or would my death just make it easier for him to destroy th
I just shook my head and began to eat. One way or another, we were going to need our strength.The sound of silverware clinking against the plates was the only sound in the room as we sat eating in an uncomfortable silence. Swallowing each bite was a chore, but I gulped the food down. Raina was righ
"I was going to tell you—""When?" His voice was rising now, his anger barely contained. "After something else happened? After it was too damn late?""It didn't seem like the right time," I fired back, feeling my own frustration bubbling to the surface. "With everything going on, I didn't want to ad







