He worked fast. Precise. There was no drama in it, no flashy spell or drawn-out diagnosis. Just years of knowledge condensed into muscle memory.Within minutes, the Elder’s breathing steadied. Simon checked his vitals again. Then again.Elder Thorne stirred.By the time his eyes opened, you could fe
Reporters were still shouting when Richard’s voice cut clean through the chaos."Delete the photos. All of them," Richard snapped, voice cutting sharper than any blade. "If I see one image surface from this, your press passes are gone. Permanently. Don’t test me."There was no room for argument. Jus
I felt sick. My stomach flipped so hard I had to grip the edge of the desk. Jason said what? That I was willing? That I’d trade myself for a job?He was still talking, unaware—or maybe just uncaring. "He said you’d do anything to keep your spot. That you didn’t like playing fair. So I figured, why n
It had been four days since the blowup. Since I walked in on my ex-best friend and my ex-boyfriend and found out, in the worst possible way, what they really thought of me.I was trying to be a better person. A calmer one. Maybe someone who didn’t get into screaming matches with the people who used
"Because you made it about you. Everything with you turns into some long, emotional monologue.""You said you believed in me. That we would always be best friends. I thought you meant it.""I did—until it got annoying," she snapped. "You never gave anything back. I brought you into this world. And e
It all hit me at once—the cold shoulder, the smug looks, Adam's distance. The way Jenny had turned everything inside out without blinking. I was still standing there, frozen just past the doorway, when the last piece clicked into place.And then, just before I turned away, I saw it: a bra, red and e