LOGINWithout another word, Lilly grabs her phone and dials. I can hear the faint ring, then Noahâs voice low, calm and controlled.âWhere are you?â she asks.âIn my study,â he replies.My head snaps up. Heâs here? Heâs been here this whole time? I didnât even know he was home. He didnât text, didnât knoc
For a while, Lilly and I just sit there, both lost in our thoughts. Outside, a bird chirps, startling me a little.Lilly finally exhales, running her fingers through her hair. âYou know, Sierra,â she says softly, âyou can keep saying youâre over him, but I donât think you are.âI groan quietly, lean
âBut what if it does happen?â she echoes. âYouâre telling me that after everything, after all these years, you donât feel anything for him? Even a tiny bit?ââI got over the love I had for him, Lilly.â I say quietly, forcing the words out even though they scrape against something raw inside me.Ther
The silence that follows after Brook leaves feels like a living thing. For a long moment, I just stand there, staring at the wood grain of the door as if I could still see her face on the other side. Her words linger, crawling under my skin like invisible ants, biting and burning. My chest feels too
I should be used to it. After all, Iâve heard those words said to me so many times. Even Noah himself has said them to me, but that doesnât mean it doesnât sting. It still fucking hurts like a bitch to hear them. âHe belongs to Chloeââ âStop,â I say, venom curdling into my throat. âDonât use her a
The card is heavier than I expect when I pick it up, or maybe itâs just my overthinking brain. My fingers are trembling from a tremor that roots itself in the base of my skull and spreads out like a warning. I push the other cards aside with the heel of my palm as if I can shove the unease away.







