I touched her hand, slow, careful. “Tell me,” I said again.Her breath broke. I saw her fight it, then give up.“Dorian saw us,” she said. Her voice cracked on the name.My stomach turned. “Saw us when?”“When we were talking the other day.”I nodded. “So what? We weren’t doing anything wrong.”“To
Lanvin POV I stood outside her door, my hand hanging in the air, ready to knock. Before my knuckles touched the wood, I froze. There was a sound. Faint. Like someone trying to breathe without being heard. Then it came again—a soft sniffle.I stopped moving. I wasn’t trying to listen, but my ears ca
Zuleika’s POVI walked in fully without saying anything to him calling me. My head felt heavy. My bag dragged against the floor. I just wanted to disappear inside my room and lock the door. But we'll, that won't be possible seeing the look Zade was giving me.“Wait… what?” Zade’s voice cut the silen
If this blows up, Freckles and Zade will know everything. They’ll know about the mess I’m in. About Lanvin.I can’t let that happen.I sat up and let out a slow breath. I had to make a plan. I had to talk to him before the game. Tell him it’s not what he thinks. Tell him there’s nothing between me a
Zuleika’s POVI sat on the bed for a long time after Dorian left. My chest still felt heavy. His voice, the way he looked at me before walking out—it kept playing in my head like a broken tape. I picked up my phone and stared at the screen. My fingers hovered over the screen for a while before I pre
“Dorian—”“Don’t,” he cut me off. His voice rose, sharp and cold. “Don’t stand there and act like I didn’t see what I saw.”My chest hurts. I wanted to reach for him, but my hands stayed at my sides. “It’s not what you think,” I said, my voice almost breaking.He laughed then, but it wasn’t real lau