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
“The only way you’re getting that phone back, Raina, is with me by your side.”I huffed out a frustrated breath, knowing he wouldn’t back down. “Fine.”And so, without another word, he led the way to his car, the silence between us heavy and tense. He drove with a steady determination that mirrored
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
“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
ALEXANDERAs I walked into Raina’s room, the anger that had been simmering inside me started to fade. There she was—awake, glaring at me with the same defiance I remembered so well. Despite the hostility in her eyes, I felt a sense of relief, one I hated to admit to myself. No matter what she’d done







