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
He shook his head, disappointment clear in his eyes."We’re going to need something bigger," I told him already thinking of the next move. Something to make the inner circle turn on the Sullivans. And then, in the back of my mind, I thought about Raina. Something that would make her finally mine."L
Dominic’s expression didn’t change, but his silence spoke volumes.“And,” I continued, leaning against the edge of the table, “he also went to the same college as us. Did you know that?”Again, silence.I watched Dominic carefully, noting his silence as the weight of my words settled over him. For a
RAINAThe second I walked into the house, I felt an ache gnawing at me. It had been days since I’d seen Liam, and the need to hold him, to kiss his forehead and tell him everything would be okay, was overwhelming. I couldn’t sit still. My body hummed with restless energy, my mind a hurricane of thou
“I ended the relationship as soon as I found out I was still legally tied to Mr. Sullivan,” I said, keeping my voice steady and meeting her gaze evenly.Her expression didn’t waver, though I caught the faintest flicker of disappointment in her eyes. Before she could ask another question, Alex’s voic







