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
“What?” she stammered, blinking rapidly as if trying to feign innocence. “I—I gave you the card!”I stood abruptly, the chair screeching against the floor as I towered over her. “Do you take me for a fool?” I demanded, each word clipped, my tone laced with barely-contained rage.Her lips parted, but
Then, to my utter shock, she broke the silence. “Okay.”I blinked. “What?”Faith shrugged, though her eyes held a steely determination. “If it means getting the truth out, then fine. But,” she added, her voice firm, “you make sure that clown keeps her paws off you. Understand?”I stared at her, torn
ALEXANDERWhat a fool I had been. All this time, blinded by my own arrogance, by my anger. Dominic wasn’t Raina’s lover—he was her brother. Her brother.Why didn’t she stop me at the hospital when I lost control and lashed out? Why didn’t she tell me then and there?The memory of that day resurfaced
Liam must have been so scared, so alone. And where was I? Consumed by my own bitterness, avoiding the child who bore his mother’s eyes.Then, the thought hit harder than any punch—I’d taken him from her. I had wrested Liam away from Raina, thinking I was protecting him, thinking I was doing the righ







