LOGINLiam's POVI looked at Vera. Her eyes were still fixed on Peter, and he was getting closer."Stay here," I said.Vera's eyes moved to me at once. "What?""Stay here for a while. I will distract him.""Liam…""I'll be fine, I will take care of it."I gave her hand a small squeeze and stepped out of the corner. I walked toward Peter, fixing my trousers as I moved. He noticed me right away, and his eyes narrowed. I stopped directly in front of him."Oof, look who it is."Peter's brows furrowed. "Liam?"I gave him a small smirk. "Did you come to ruin my good time?"His eyes moved past me, trying to see into the dark corner. "Who is there with you?"I raised a brow. "And why do you want to know that?"Peter did not answer. His eyes stayed on me, and I could already tell what he was thinking. He was suspicious. I stepped a little to the side and blocked his view completely."You seem very interested."Peter's jaw tightened. "I asked a simple question.""And I gave you a simple answer."His
Vera's POV"I-I am sorry, Vera," she said.My brows scrunched together. She had reasons to be sorry, but why did that have to be the first thing she said?"Don't tell me you are sorry. Tell me what is wrong. Talk to me and don't stress me out."Her eyes started to fill with tears. She lowered her head and looked away from me. "I was not able to save you, and I called you my friend. I don't deserve to be your friend, Vera." She shook her head, and a tear rolled down her cheek."What are you saying, Queen?"I raised my hand and touched her face, wiping the tear away with my thumb. "It wasn't your fault You even ttried to save me during biology class."Her head snapped up, and her shoulders shook. "No, it was my fault. I should not have..."She stopped suddenly and quickly wiped her eyes. My brows pulled together. "What were you saying?""Nothing." She forced a small smile. "I should go. I was not able to protect you."She gently pulled her hand out of my grip. Before I could say anythi
Vera's POV The hallway was filled with the sound of students talking, laughing, and some even arguing. My legs carried me forward, and just as I was about to reach the large billboard, students began moving closer to it. A teacher in a shirt and trousers stood beside the billboard, his cap pulled down so low it almost covered his eyes. He held a paper in his hand and was about to paste it. By the time I got closer, the students were already talking. "The start of the interschool football competition will be announced," a girl said confidently. "How do you know that? The paper hasn't even been pasted yet. It could be something completely different." Another girl in front of her turned around with raised brows. "You will see." The girl folded her arms. The other girl scoffed and turned back to the billboard. Around them, other students kept talking, and everyone seemed to have a different guess about what was on the paper. I looked at the teacher. What was the announcement reall
Liam's POVI stared at Vera across the table. She was waiting for an answer, and I could see it in her eyes. She was not going to let this go."How much do you know?" she asked again.I looked down at the melting ice cream in front of me. I knew I had to be careful. If I told her everything, she would be hurt. Not because of Sarah, but because of Queen. Queen was her friend, the person she trusted enough to follow into that club, the person she had worried about since the moment she woke up. I did not want to be the one to tell her that the same friend she was worried about had helped put her in danger. At least not yet.I raised my eyes to hers. "Sarah sent someone.""Someone?"I nodded. "Yeah, an attendant. He brought you something to drink."IHer fingers tightened around the spoon in her hand."But Queen got the drink from him," she said.I looked away. "Yes.""She got it from him and gave it to me."I stayed quiet. Vera leaned closer. "So how did Sarah drug me if Queen was the one
Vera's POVI sat quietly in the passenger seat of Liam's car as he drove out of the mansion. The silence between us was not uncomfortable, but my mind was still trying to catch up with everything that had happened.I looked down at my hands. My phone was gone. I still could not believe how fast everything had changed. One moment, I was at the club with Queen. The next, I was surrounded by strangers, and Liam had appeared out of nowhere.I turned to look at him. His eyes stayed on the road, and his hands were firm on the steering wheel.I folded my arms., and said breaking the silence "You know I can get a phone myself."He glanced at me for a moment and then looked back at the road. "I didn't say you couldn't.""Then...""Vera." His voice stopped me."What?""Just let me buy you one."I stared at him for a few seconds and then looked away. "Fine." A small smile pulled at my lips.We drove for a few more minutes before Liam pulled into a shopping area. He parked in front of a phone sto
Vera's POVMy head felt lighter. That was the first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes.For a few seconds, I just stared at the ceiling and tried to understand where I was. Then I saw it, I was in my room.I slowly pushed myself up and pressed my hand against my forehead."What happened?" I whispered.My mind felt foggy, like a window covered in mist. I could remember being at the club, the loud music, Queen, and the drink. Then my brows pulled together as more pieces came back. Those men. One of them had carried me, and I had tried to move but my body was too weak to listen to me. Then I heard a voice.Liam. It was his voice.My eyes widened a little. "Liam."I looked around my room. How did I get here? When I looked down, I saw that I was wrapped in a blanket and that my clothes were gone. The thought made me very uncomfortable, and I pulled the blanket tighter around my body.Before I could think about it more, I heard voices from outside. One was Liam's. The other sounded like
Vera's POV"Yes, I am."I replied before I even thought about the words I said."Welcome." She said, still with that warm smile on her face.She stepped aside to give me enough space to enter.I walked into the office."Off you go to class, Liam." I heard her say the words behind me.I didn't look
Vera's POV His head snapped toward me just for a second. Then he looked back at the road. He held the steering wheel so tight I was sure the poor thing might break. "I just asked you a question." His jaw moved, and that was it. No words, no explanation… nothing. Like I wasn't in the same space w
Vera's POV I stood still, the glass of water frozen in my hand. What the heck? "I should be the one asking you that." He said with his eyes carrying suspicion. My eyes went wide as I stared at him across the kitchen counter. The same guy from last night. The same guy whose lips had pressed aga
Vera's POVLiam stopped moving right away. His face showed clear surprise. His hand pulled away from my waist so fast, like my skin had burned him."What are you doing here, Sarah? We broke up, remember?"His voice sounded more shocked than guilty.My chest was still moving up and down fast from ev







