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CHAPTER FIFTY NINE

Autor: Chel-C
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-02-10 06:40:37

Chapter 59 – The Truth Emily Never Told Me

Ariana’s POV

I didn’t go to my room after the meeting.

I didn’t cry.

Didn’t scream.

Didn’t break anything.

I walked.

Straight out of the house.

The night air slapped my face, cold and sharp, like it was trying to wake me up. The Sterling mansion loomed behind me—too big, too quiet, too sure of itself. A house that believed it owned everyone inside it.

My phone buzzed again.

Emily.

I didn’t answer.

I walked until the gate lights faded behind me, until t
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