MasukIt glints softly and as I run my thumb over it, it grounds me. Tethers me to the present and reminds me that I am not alone.The panic doesn’t disappear, but it eases just enough for me to breathe again. Just because they’re suing me doesn’t mean my life or my career is over. It feels catastrophic,
SIERRAI’m sitting on the couch, laptop open in front of me, pretending to read through research articles, but I can’t get my mind to focus. At this point I think I won’t be able to focus on anything until everything is cleared.The company hasn’t sent their lawyers, but I know it’s not a matter of
Just thinking about it makes bile rise in my throat.Slowly, I reach into the drawer and pull out Chloe’s diary. I need something solid. Something real. Something to anchor me.My fingers tremble slightly as I flip it open and turn the page.[We all used to hang out even though it wasn't often, but
She freezes, just for a second, before her face smooths out. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”I advance on her slowly. “So you’re going to play stupid?”“I really don’t know…”“Jocelyn.”I say the name and watch her closely… Then I see it. The widening of her eyes and the split-second panic
For a second, everything freezes. My hand tightens around the car door handle, my feet rooted to the ground.“Mr. Wood?” Blaze’s voice pulls me out of the paralysis.“Are you sure?” I ask.“Yes,” he replies. “I ran through security footage. They’ve been meeting at least twice a week.”I inhale slowl
“If I remember correctly,” she says coolly, “you stopped me.”“That’s because I didn’t want us to sleep together before I officially made you mine,” I reply. “And before I could do that, you told me to get out.”She scoffs. “What did you expect? You basically rejected me and even after that, I gave
Gunner throws his hands up. “Fuck it. You’re both acting like someone died.”My jaw tightens. Fuck! Sierra almost did.I want to shout the words, but for some stupid fucking reason they will not leave my lips.I grit my teeth, and stay quiet while Adrian exhales sharply, something bitter ghosting ov
It’s been about two hours, and already I want to jump out of this damn jet. The tension in here is so thick I could cut it with a knife.What the hell was Lilly thinking?Sure, staying in the same house with Noah was manageable but only because his place is massive and we can avoid each other. Here?
It’s the hundredth time I’ve heard her say that. Sierra has said it too. Over and over, and I’ve never understood a damn thing either of them meant.For years, they claimed Brook and Chloe did terrible things to Sierra. But what terrible things? As far as I knew, from what I was told by Chloe and Br
We reach the kitchen and instant I regret every decision that led me to this point, because Noah is there cooking… Again.He’s at the stove in a T-shirt, forearms flexing as he flips something in a pan. He glances up when he hears us, and his gaze lands on me. Something flickers in his eyes, someth







