Suzy The coffee and cupcakes I had ordered were still untouched on the table. I was drumming my fingers on the table a little apprehensively to talk to the person who had made an appointment with me at this coffee shop in downtown Manhattan. That would be my last action before I left this city fore
“I'm pregnant too, Suzy. That’s why I’m here,” she confessed. I opened my eyes wide, giving a comical laugh. “Woah! So that means our dear Terrence scored two goals from different beacon,” I said with a laugh. So she's pregnant too? So that must be why Terrence never hesitates in wanting to get ri
Ava This girl, Suzy, told me about her involvement in Laura's kidnapping. I knew it had been a woman, but I didn't know it was her. She told me how she saved Anne and how she helped her; that's why she was worried about Laura too, so I couldn't refuse her request to go with me to the hospital. Ok
“What… What does that mean?” Terrence asked with slightly wide eyes, looking from me to Suzy. I could completely understand his shock; after all, he had done everything to hide the truth from me. “I know everything, Terrence,” I said to him, looking deeply into his eyes. I could feel the raw fear
Ava There was a garden there in the clinic's courtyard where he and I could talk. Terrence took me there and then stood in front of me with his hands in his pockets; he still couldn't look me in the eyes. "How did this happen?" He asked himself more than me, perhaps still wanting to understand whe
Laura When I woke up, it was like waking up from a deep dream—a delirium that made me believe in a complete illusion. I hadn't forgotten anything that had happened to me; I still remembered every detail of what I had experienced, so much so that I couldn't even feel happy about my return. When th
“You have to know how much I sacrificed trying to find you and how much I worked. I gave myself completely to be able to find you, and even though I didn't find you directly, I helped you a lot indirectly because otherwise that bastard Richard could get you out of the United States,” he said, making
Laura Annie asked to spend some time with Suzy, and then Suzy suggested that they play on the porch of my room at the private clinic where I was. I let them go there, but I always kept an eye on Annie. I looked at Ava, knowing that neither Annie nor Suzy were so close that they could hear our con
Laura POV “I love the outfit you chose to wear today. You’re absolutely stunning, my love,” I said, praising my daughter while gently caressing her arm. This weekend had been tough for Annie. She’d had the freshman ball on Friday night, and today, Sunday, she had to accompany me to this brunch at L
Annie POV That night, we fell asleep curled up together, still reveling in each other’s bodies. It was simply impossible to describe. A mix of longing, nostalgia, and satisfaction at having him there again, feeling his body under my fingers, his kisses, his gaze, running my hand through his silky
Annie POV Peter Morton’s face was just inches from mine, staring at me. The electric blue of his eyes was so close I could see his irises dilating and contracting. “You okay, Lady Ann?” he asked. I sighed with a small smile, half in delight. “It’s been a while since anyone called me that.” Actual
Annie POV The masked boy—who I didn’t want to admit was Peter—took me to an upscale, comfortable hotel where I could spend the night safely, away from everything, and try to regain my composure and figure out what to do next. “You can stay here,” he said calmly, though his voice still carried a hi
Annie POV The masked boy led me through the dark campus, his hand firm in mine as we ran away from the ballroom. My legs trembled, the blue dress swishing with each step, and tears still streamed down my face, hot and relentless. The sound of the shouts, the judgments, still echoed in my head, bu
“No choice?” He cut me off, his tone incredulous. “Are you serious? You chose to help Madison make that video. You chose to plug it into the projector. And now Annie’s out there, broken, while you try to run from the responsibility. This doesn’t fix anything, Abby. It wasn’t supposed to end like thi
Abby POV I was there, tucked away in the shadows of the ballroom’s corner, my heart still racing as I watched the chaos I’d helped create unfold. The giant screen kept playing that horrible video, distorted and manipulated clips of Annie echoing through the room like a final verdict. People poin
Annie POV I was still on the dance floor, the warmth of the masked boy’s body against mine, my head resting on his chest as the slow music guided us. The sound of his heartbeat against my ear was almost hypnotic, and I let myself get lost in that feeling I couldn’t quite explain. He’d just said s
I swallowed hard, Caleb’s words coming back to haunt me. “Have you ever stopped to think that maybe we’ve gone too far?” He’d said that at the mall, and I’d hung up on him, but now they echoed in my head. Annie had hurt me, yes. The fight in the dorm, the way she called me fake, like I was trash she