Leaked

Ronnie's point of view:

Derek took a deep breath and sat down on the edge of my bed, his hands clasped tightly together in his lap.

"Zoey wants us to break up," he said, his voice barely above a whisper.

I felt my stomach drop as his words sank in. Zoey, Derek's ex-girlfriend, had now become a thorn in our relationship.

She was jealous of our connection and had never fully accepted our relationship. But I never thought she would go this far.

"Why?" I asked, my heart pounding in my chest.

"Because she has photos of us kissing," Derek said, his jaw clenched. "And she's threatening to upload them to the internet and publish them in Playboy if we don't break up."

My mind raced as I tried to process this information.

Zoey was blackmailing us, and I had no idea what we were going to do. I felt trapped, like there was no way out of this situation.

Derek took my hand in his, his thumb tracing soothing circles on the back of my hand. "We'll figure something out," he said, his voice gentle.