The drive home feels longer than it should. Gunner’s voice is still in my head, taunting me.“She’s the first thing to make your heart beat again… since Chloe, you’ve been nothing but a ghost.”I grip the steering wheel harder than necessary. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Sierra doesn’t m
NoahThe bar feels empty the moment they step out, leaving the stale hum of conversation and the clink of glasses behind.Gunner leans against the bar. “What was that, Noah? You were an asshole.”“I wasn’t,” I reply coolly. “I was being honest.”“That wasn’t honesty… that was a tactical aim to cause
Before I can respond, Lilly moves like lightning, swinging her fist in a perfect arc. Her knuckles connect with his stomach. Not hard enough to injure, but enough to knock the wind out of him. Noah staggers back, a rare flash of shock in his eyes.“What the fuck, Lilly!” Noah snaps. “I’m your cousin
Noah steps in, his long frame filling the doorway, commanding the space even without trying. Gunner follows right behind him, calm and collected. The total opposite of his friend.My chest tightens immediately. My stomach twisting not from the fizz in my glass, but from the sight of him. Every insti
It's like he was put under a hypnotizing spell, because he never wanted to hear a negative word when it came to those two.Lilly knows just how bad Chloe was. Chloe was pretty nice to us when she joined our school at fourteen, but everything changed and her colors started to show immediately after s
By the time we finish eating, I’m leaning back in my chair, one hand on my stomach, the other covering my mouth as a satisfied sigh slips out. Lilly wipes her mouth with a napkin, eyes twinkling mischievously like she’s already up to something.“So,” she says casually, tossing her napkin onto her em